ASSAULT CHARGES
Assault-accused Manana keeps VIP security
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula denies Manana is being treated with ‘special kid gloves’
Assault-accused Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana would still enjoy VIP police protection until he resigned or was fired, Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said in Parliament on Thursday. Manana, who faces two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, appeared briefly in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for assaulting a woman. He was granted R5,000 bail and is due to make his next court appearance in September. Mbalula denied that Manana was being treated with "special kid gloves", but would still enjoy VIP protection. The police minister’s denial came amid accusations that Manana was receiving preferential treatment, had not been arrested and was sneaked into court. "The withdrawal will depend on a process that may still have to take place, such as a resignation or him [Manana] being asked by his superior to step aside. But until then, as an appointee of the president, we will protect him," said Mbalula. The minister acknowledged that there ...
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