A task team appointed to investigate sex-for-jobs claims in Bhisho has missed the deadline to submit a report on its findings.
The task team, led by chairman of the Transkei Society of Advocates Vusumzi Msiwa, was appointed by cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC Fikile Xasa.
The latest development comes as a senior provincial government official appeared in the King William’s Town magistrate’s court yesterday on a charge of attempted rape of a colleague.
CoGTA spokesman Mamnkeli Ngam told the Daily Dispatch that the task team was supposed to present its report to Xasa last Friday, but failed to do so.
“The team will present its report maybe later this week or early next week.”
He said Xasa would then study the report and take appropriate action.
In court yesterday, a tracksuit-attired senior manager made a brief appearance in connection with a charge of attempted rape.
The matter is unrelated to any of the governmental investigations underway, including the CoGTA probe.
In terms of sexual offences laws, the 34-year-old official may not be identified until he has pleaded to the charge.
The offence is alleged to have been committed in the West Drive area of King William’s Town on September 15 this year. The government official was arrested the following day and later released on bail of R1000.
The complainant was not present in court and the matter was postponed to November 7 this year. In July, the Dispatch reported that a woman in her 50s alleged she had endured seven years of sexual assault by her boss in Xasa’s department.
The allegations of nepotism and managers using their positions to demand sexual favours in exchange for jobs first surfaced at the Bhisho Legislature a few months back.
This prompted premier Phumulo Masualle to set up a team, led by safety and liaison head Ngaka Mosehana, to probe the allegations across all provincial departments.
Speaker Noxolo Kiviet also launched inquiries into similar claims at the legislature.
It was reported that Masualle’s team had minimal success as it only received one formal complaint – for nepotism – while Kiviet’s inquiry stalled due to the non-availability of a retired judge to preside.
Provincial spokeswoman Mandisa Titi said: “The work of the commission in question was folded on the 31 July. We are now reviewing the report with the view to carving the way forward.”
Legislature spokeswoman Bulelwa Ganyaza said the legislature was still looking at the matter and cannot divulge further details at this stage. — mphumziz@dispatch.co.za / rayh@dispatch.co.za
Sex-for-jobs task team fails deadline
The task team, led by chairman of the Transkei Society of Advocates Vusumzi Msiwa, was appointed by cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC Fikile Xasa.
The latest development comes as a senior provincial government official appeared in the King William’s Town magistrate’s court yesterday on a charge of attempted rape of a colleague.
CoGTA spokesman Mamnkeli Ngam told the Daily Dispatch that the task team was supposed to present its report to Xasa last Friday, but failed to do so.
“The team will present its report maybe later this week or early next week.”
He said Xasa would then study the report and take appropriate action.
In court yesterday, a tracksuit-attired senior manager made a brief appearance in connection with a charge of attempted rape.
The matter is unrelated to any of the governmental investigations underway, including the CoGTA probe.
In terms of sexual offences laws, the 34-year-old official may not be identified until he has pleaded to the charge.
The offence is alleged to have been committed in the West Drive area of King William’s Town on September 15 this year. The government official was arrested the following day and later released on bail of R1000.
The complainant was not present in court and the matter was postponed to November 7 this year. In July, the Dispatch reported that a woman in her 50s alleged she had endured seven years of sexual assault by her boss in Xasa’s department.
The allegations of nepotism and managers using their positions to demand sexual favours in exchange for jobs first surfaced at the Bhisho Legislature a few months back.
This prompted premier Phumulo Masualle to set up a team, led by safety and liaison head Ngaka Mosehana, to probe the allegations across all provincial departments.
Speaker Noxolo Kiviet also launched inquiries into similar claims at the legislature.
It was reported that Masualle’s team had minimal success as it only received one formal complaint – for nepotism – while Kiviet’s inquiry stalled due to the non-availability of a retired judge to preside.
Provincial spokeswoman Mandisa Titi said: “The work of the commission in question was folded on the 31 July. We are now reviewing the report with the view to carving the way forward.”
Legislature spokeswoman Bulelwa Ganyaza said the legislature was still looking at the matter and cannot divulge further details at this stage. — mphumziz@dispatch.co.za / rayh@dispatch.co.za
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