South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday became a salesperson in the parliament during his Q&A session with the members of parliament as he set out to convince them about government’s new Max condoms.
Ramaphosa urged MPs to make use of the new free flavoured condoms as he outlined how they were stepping up measures to prevent new HIV infections.
Answering questions in the National Assembly; Ramaphosa said government’s response to the HIV/AIDS strategy was being scaled up, particularly on the prevention side.
He brought government’s new Max condoms along to demonstrate.
The new multiflavoured condoms available are in strawberry, banana; and grape which was introduced earlier this year by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi; in a bid to encourage more young people to use contraceptives and to halt the prevalence of HIV/Aids among young people.
The Deputy President brandished the brightly coloured packages in pink and purple in front of MPs.
He said the citizens had complained about the state’s Choice condoms; saying they did not have a pleasant smell and made noise during sex adding that; the new Max guaranteed maximum pleasure and protection.
“The Max condom is in response to what a number of people were saying. They were saying the other condom that had been introduced by government did not smell so well; and it made a noise whenever it was used,” the deputy president said to cheers and giggling by the MPs.
“Through scientific developments we were able to develop a new condom which is called Max. The Max is for maximum pleasure; maximum protection and it does not make noise at all and it comes in different flavours. If you want a grape flavour, you can get a grape flavour. same as apple flavour, you can get an apple flavour.”
“For the grape flavour, you can get a grape flavour.
If you want an apple flavour, you can get an apple flavour,’’ he said ardently to a point of order from one MP who asked him who cares about the “noise” of condoms.
“Members, please help yourself, we’ve now got condoms which we expect we can all use for maximum pleasure and protection;” he encouraged the obviously amused MPs from both sides of the House.
