Following the sexual harassment allegations against Puru Mabe, the provincial parliament, CG, ANCYL and ANCWL have all called on him to resign or be suspended from his position as ruling party spokesperson.
After EWN revealed that an African National Congress (ANC) personal assistant had accused an ANC member of sexual harassment, calls for the organization to suspend his activities have been echoed across South Africa.
In a statement released on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the Alexandra branch of ANCYL (African National Youth Union) took the initiative in calling on Mabe to resign. responsibility. ”
The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) responded earlier this week, saying: “The ANC must also consider suspending Mr Cde Mabe from all ANC functions pending the outcome of the case.”
These calls for Mr Mabe's withdrawal from political office subsequently coincided with the CG (Committee for Gender Equality) calling for his blanket suspension on Wednesday 12 December 2018. takes into account the principle of innocence until proven guilty,” European Commission spokesperson Jav Baloyi said.
Mabe then bowed to pressure and took leave, but the DA (Democratic Alliance) was not satisfied and issued a press statement: staff. However, given the seriousness of the accusations, this is not enough,” the party wrote. “Therefore, we urge the failed ANC to suspend Mr Mabe pending the completion of an investigation into this matter. We ask that you do so.”
The ANC Internal Complaints Committee is currently hearing a sexual harassment case against Maeve's 26-year-old assistant.
Dana Remus
d.remus@politicalanalysis.co.za