Women’s group calls for Mduduzi Manana to be fired as an MP
Women’s Legal Centre says Parliament must dismiss the former deputy minister to send a clear message that violence against women will not be tolerated
The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) is calling for Parliament to dismiss Mduduzi Manana, the former deputy minister of higher education and training, as an MP to send a clear message that violence against women will not be tolerated.The centre noted that Manana had resigned as a deputy minister after admitting publicly to physically assaulting a woman at a nightclub in Fourways‚ Johannesburg‚ but was concerned that he had not resigned as an MP and had indicated he would continue in this position. The centre’s Bronwyn Pithey, an advocate, said: "Simply put‚ his assault on a woman is a most telling indictment of his flagrant disregard for the constitutional values of SA‚ let alone the criminal nature of the conduct in question."The Women’s Legal Centre‚ she added‚ had therefore submitted a complaint to Parliament’s Registrar of Members’ Interests in terms of clause 10.2.2.2 of the Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests‚ in which it outlined that Manana had:• Acted in ...
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