• News
  • Sport
  • TV
  • Radio
  • Education
  • TV Licences
  • Contact Us
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORT
  • AFRICA
  • WORLD
  • FEATURES
  • OPINION
No Result
View All Result
1
Home South Africa

ANCWL calls for action against Manana

10 May 2018, 4:15 PM  |
SABC SABC |  @SABCNews
Mduduzi Manana is accused of verbally abusing and attempting to push his domestic worker, Christine Wiro, down a flight of stairs.

Mduduzi Manana is accused of verbally abusing and attempting to push his domestic worker, Christine Wiro, down a flight of stairs.

Image: SABC

Mduduzi Manana is accused of verbally abusing and attempting to push his domestic worker, Christine Wiro, down a flight of stairs.

ANCWL president Bathabile Dlamini has called on her party to act in the latest assault scandal involving MP Mduduzi Manana.

This follows hot on the heels of his party’s youth wing union, Cosatu and in particular the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union.

Cabinet has also condemned it, but says the accusations against him were not discussed in isolation of the wave of gender-based violence plaguing the country.

Manana is accused of verbally abusing and attempting to push his domestic worker, Christine Wiro, down a flight of stairs.

A woman is murdered every four hours in South Africa; one in five partnered women have experienced physical violence, and 6% of partnered women aged 18 and over have experienced sexual violence.

These are the shocking numbers that Cabinet is concerned about, highlighted by the brutal killing of Karabo Mokoena at the hands of her now convicted boyfriend Sandile Mantsoe, and Durban student Zolile Khumalo allegedly shot dead by her ex-boyfriend.

But, it’s now ANC MP Mduduzi Manana’s latest gender violence scandal involving his domestic worker that’s raised eyebrows.

Cabinet didn’t directly address it, and a blanket response was given when asked about the specific incident.

Communication Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says, “Cabinet did not discuss Mduduzi Manana as an individual but did reflect on gender-based violence in the country and how it has been meted. If he, as a person, is affected we must condemn this act. And we do hope the law will take its course so that no individual, irrespective of standing, can run away with infliction of pain and humiliation and degradation of rights of other people, in particular vulnerable groups.”

A latest audio recording seems to suggest Manana even offered his domestic worker R100 000 to make the case go away. She withdrew the charge just hours after laying it. But the NPA has instructed police to continue with their investigation.

There are no accurate statistics for violence against domestic workers. The SA Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union say that’s because they are isolated and vulnerable.

In 2017, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail or a R100 000 fine for beating up three women in a Johannesburg night club.

Dlamini says, “We are very hurt because Mdu has just apologised and we call upon all men to think about this deeply. We call on the ANC to act in this matter.”

As the voices become louder for stern action to be taken against Manana, he remains mum.

Click video below:

Share article
Tags: GautengJohannesburgMduduzi MananaAssault
Previous Post

De Lille rejects DA’s offer to keep Mayor position

Next Post

ANC in KZN not ready for provincial conference

Related Posts

Advocate Dali Mpofu for Zuma argues that his client's medical records were leaked without permission.

Zuma Foundation maintains its position on leaked medical records

22 March 2023, 3:27 PM
SAPS handcuff and fingerprint sheet

Two arrested in connection with attempted murder in Cape Town

22 March 2023, 12:46 PM
coal mine

Rapid climate change efforts needed: Creecy

22 March 2023, 12:39 PM
SAPS personnel at a roadblock

Visible policing helped manage national shutdown: Cele

22 March 2023, 11:02 AM
Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane during his weekly Family Meeting Friday.

E Cape Premier to visit families of Langa Massacre victims

22 March 2023, 8:06 AM
A heavy-duty electrical transformer

Rolling blackouts case back in court

22 March 2023, 7:35 AM
Next Post
The ANC branches accuse the provincial task team of failing to prepare the party for the conference.

ANC in KZN not ready for provincial conference

Most Viewed

  • 24hrs
  • Week
  • Month
  • NPA’s Andrew Breitenbach admits to leaking Zuma medical records to Maughan
  • SABC News crew attacked on N2 while monitoring protests
  • BREAKING | EFF members arrested after clashes with police in Braamfontein Sunday night
  • WARNING | Graphic details: Mabopane businessman killed in a hail of bullets
  • Police making progress in AKA’s murder case
  • Corporates prepare for a possible national blackout
  • NPA’s Andrew Breitenbach admits to leaking Zuma medical records to Maughan
  • SABC News crew attacked on N2 while monitoring protests
  • Wits SRC sued
  • E-tolls permanently scrapped: Lesufi
  • Two taxi owners assassinated in Durban
  • AmaZulu King pays tribute to Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi
  • Shabangu deplores growing racism in the ANC
  • Drive-by shooting in Durban kills two, injures teenage girl
  • 320-ton steam generator removed at Koeberg Power Station

LATEST

Advocate Dali Mpofu for Zuma argues that his client's medical records were leaked without permission.
  • South Africa

Zuma Foundation maintains its position on leaked medical records


  • Politics

LIVE | NA debates removal of Speaker, Phala Phala committee


SAPS handcuff and fingerprint sheet
  • South Africa

Two arrested in connection with attempted murder in Cape Town


coal mine
  • South Africa

Rapid climate change efforts needed: Creecy


Former President Jacob Zuma in court.
  • Politics

Friends of the court are attacking Zuma: Legal team


Food packed in a supermarket’s fridge.
  • Business

Food inflation increases to all-time high


Weather

  • About the SABC
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
  • Advertise
  • Disclaimer
  • Site Map

SABC © 2023

No Result
View All Result
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORT
  • AFRICA
  • WORLD
  • FEATURES
  • OPINION

© 2023

Previous De Lille rejects DA’s offer to keep Mayor position
Next ANC in KZN not ready for provincial conference