‘More than a slap’: witness says deputy minister trampled woman at nightclub
Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana admits to slapping one woman but a journalist who saw the altercation says that is not the whole truth
A witness claims that Deputy Higher Education and Training Minister Mduduzi Manana also trampled and kicked the woman whom he allegedly slapped in a late-night fracas at a northern Joburg nightclub. Manana appears to admit‚ in a telephone recording that has gone viral‚ to slapping a woman at Cubana in Fourways in the early hours of Sunday morning. News of the alleged assault has drawn condemnation from political parties. SABC journalist Lumko Jimlongo‚ however‚ said in a televised interview on Monday morning that the altercation involved more than a slap. Jimlongo‚ who arrived at the club with friends between 2.30am and 3am‚ heard a fracas at a nearby table where the deputy minister was sitting. Manana‚ he said‚ had struck a woman in a “fit of rage” as she was walking towards the exit. “She fell on the floor and I can honestly not say [whether] she fell because of the blow or she slipped‚” he told SABC news. “But she fell and then he proceeded to trample — he put his foot‚ he kicked...
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