Somila Nkosana
26 July 2016
National ANC
spokesman Zizi Kodwa said that Marius Fransman did not have the ANC’s agreement
to return to the post of Western Cape leader and the party would oppose his
court bid to claim the job back.
Kodwa confirmed
remarks by ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe to the effect that Fransman
imposed himself at campaign events last week and embarrassed ANC elections head
Nomvula Mokonyane into telling reporters that he was back in the fold to save
face.
Fransman made a
surprise appearance on the campaign trial on Thursday, as President Jacob Zuma
went door-to-door in Philippi on the Cape Flats. Over the weekend, he issued a
statement welcoming what he termed the ANC’s acknowledgement on that day that
he was back in his post and announcing that
Fransman was
accused of sexually harassing a 21-year-old colleague while they were
travelling to the ANC’s birthday celebrations in Rustenburg in January.
The case was sent
to the Northern Cape’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), after prosecuting
authorities in the North West decided not to proceed with it, citing
insufficient evidence.
The Northern Cape
DPP then referred it back to the investigating officer with questions, where
the matter remains at this point, according to the National Prosecuting
Authority.
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