Daily News reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) MEC for education, Mthandeni Dlungwana, was scheduled to visit a primary school in Durban on Tuesday morning following allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation levelled against the principal.
“These are serious allegations and we need to get to the bottom of this issue," said Dlungwana ahead of the visit to the primary school situated in Umbilo. Allegations have surfaced that the principal allegedly sexually harassed members of his staff and threatened to kill them if they reported his conduct to anyone. "It is our duty to protect our employees and if we find these allegations to be true, we are definitely going to take drastic actions,” the MEC indicated. The MEC was expected to "dig deep" into the issues at the school.
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