Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is accused of alleged Sexual Assault

The ANC Women’s League says it'concerned about allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment against finance minister and ANC NEC member Enoch Godongwana. The governing party’s Women'wing has also called onlaw enforcement agencies to deal with these allegations swiftly. Godongwana has become embroiled in an alleged sex scandal, following reports that a masseuse at a five-star hotel in the Kruger National Park is said to have opened an alleged sexual assault case with the police.

The league’s national task team co-ordinator Maropene Ramokgopa said they want law enforcement to deal with this allegations with utmost effectiveness. She says the ANC shoulalso deal withe matter internally as well: “In SA gender-based violence, which encompasses any kind of violence (physical, sexual, emotional and psychological) against women and children, is widespread and of serious concern. Our country has increasingly become an unsafe place for women. It is unacceptable that everyday there are reports of gender-based violence and femicide committed against women. We encourage and support all victims of gender-based violence to speak out and take necessary legal action”

Meanwhile, the opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters is calli for the removal of Minister Enoch Gondongwana. The EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said “If the ANC government respected women, a minister accused of sexual violence would have resigned with immediate effect on his own accord. If President Cyril Ramaphosa could just pretend to uphold his oath of office he would have fired his minister of finance. But SA is governed by patriarchal and misogynistic filth that it embeds in every aspect of our society. The deadly state of gender-based violence and femicide in SA is a direct reflection of the ANC government’s contempt for women in SA. Gender-based violence and femicide must be consciously and unapologetically disrupted and it is the EFF who will do so.”

The EFF has also threatened to disrup all events and meetings which Godongwana is expected to speak. Godongwana has however, denied all the allegations levelled against him.