ANC confirms case of sexual harassment against Pule Mabe
The ANC's spokesperson is accused of allegedly cutting his personal assistant's salary and of emotional abuse when she refused his advances
The ANC has confirmed that a sexual harassment complaint has been lodged against its national spokesperson, Pule Mabe. Mabe’s personal assistant laid a grievance against him for allegedly cutting her salary and for emotional abuse when she refused his advances, according to an Eyewitness News report. Mabe also serves on the ANC’s highest decision-making body between conferences, the powerful national executive committee (NEC), and is a member of the NEC subcommittee on communications. In a statement, ANC head of presidency Zizi Kodwa confirmed that the complaint was lodged at the party headquarters last week. A grievance panel has been established and the case is set to be heard later this week, Kodwa said. The party declined to comment further, pending the finalisation of the case against Mabe. It is not the first time Mabe has been at the centre of a scandal since his appointment as the governing party’s official spokesperson. In May, the Mail & Guardian linked Mabe to suspicious ...
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