A group of women from the ANC Women’s League and its affiliates on Thursday marched on Herman Mashaba’s mayoral offices in Johannesburg, demanding an apology for his "Trump-like" comments. Mashaba was quoted in a local newspaper during August‚ which is women’s month, as saying "the days when they [the ANC administration] allowed their girlfriends to run state institutions are over". The group want Mashaba to withdraw his comments and issue a public apology. ANC City of Johannesburg councillor and former mayoral committee member Mally Mokoena said she had personally interviewed some of the women working in the municipality. "The reason we are here today is because Mashaba’s statement that women were employed because they have a boyfriend in the city is an insult to educated women in the city – the women that have taken the city forward. "[Matshidiso Mfikoe] and I were in the mayoral committee and we interviewed those women. We saw their qualifications. We were never told to appoint t...
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