Troubled ANC provincial leader Marius Fransman is fighting for his political survival as he takes on the ANC for entertaining “factional politics to neutralise him” in the local government elections campaign. ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said this week Fransman will face the party’s national disciplinary committee after a recommendation[…]
The Marius Fransman sexual harassment saga is indicative of situations where powerful men use their power to manipulate young women and often violate their personal space, says one gender activist. The case has again thrown the spotlight on the power dynamic between men and women in the corporate arena and[…]
Western Cape African National Congress (ANC) leader Marius Fransman’s return to politics hangs in the balance after cellphone messages surfaced that appear to contradict his claims that the sexual harassment case against him is part of a plotBut‚ in a statement on Tuesday night‚ Fransman’s lawyer said the politician was[…]
Police have made contact with ANC provincial leader Marius Fransman’s accuser, she has said in a statement. The 21-year-old Louisa Wynand, through spokesperson Gavin Prins from Red Dot Communication, said she was still puzzled about the true status of the case, but that it was still going ahead. The Stellenbosch[…]
The young woman at the centre of a sexual harassment complaint against ANC Western Cape chairperson Marius Fransman has slammed the North West police after she was informed via WhatsApp the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) would not prosecute the politician. When asked what “insufficient evidence” meant, North West police spokesperson[…]
The DA in the Western Cape legislature has hinted at possible procedural irregularities or even a “cover-up” in the sexual harassment case against ANC leader Marius Fransman. The DA’s chief whip in the legislature, Mark Wiley, said that, despite repeated enquiries to at least six senior police officers in the[…]
ANC Western Cape chairperson Marius Fransman has been directed by national officials to step down pending the finalisation of the investigation into the alleged sexual assault charges laid against him. “The national officials, seized with the supervision of the ANC constitution, having considered the representations from ANC structures referred[…]
His enemies might be plotting to destroy him – but he is unfazed, Western Cape ANC leader Marius Fransman told News24 in an exclusive interview. He accepts the nature of politics, especially when “forces” try to take down a leader. Fransman said while he is nowhere near perfect – with[…]
ANC member Philip Dexter on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that he and other party members had set a ‘honey trap’ for Marius Fransman, leading to the party’s Western Cape leader being charged with sexual assault. In a denial posted on his Facebook page, Dexter said: “It has been brought to my[…]
African National Congress Western Cape leader Marius Fransman is adamant that the allegations of sexual harassment against him are nonsense. Speaking at a press conference in Cape Town on Saturday, Fransman said he had nothing to hide and was co-operating fully with the police investigation. He blamed the accusation on[…]
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