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News24 reports that the Western Cape community safety department has confirmed that two of the four officials suspended for their involvement in sexual misconduct during former MEC Albert Fritz's term of office were dismissed - with immediate effect.
Ishaam Davids, the department's head of communications, indicated on Friday that the officials had been dismissed for misconduct. Apparently, the dismissed officials are the former head of ministry, David Abrahams, and support officer Michael Kwaaiman. They were dismissed following an internal probe. "One official was found guilty of misconduct: Two counts of sexual harassment and facilitated and/or enabled the sexual misconduct committed by Fritz. The other official was found guilty of misconduct: Failure to report and act upon allegations of misconduct committed by Fritz and failure to honour the confidentially and trust of complainants of sexual misconduct by Fritz, by indirectly/directly alerting him to the allegations against him," Davids advised. In January, Fritz's spokesperson, Wade Seale, and another official, Lazola Ndubela, were also suspended amid claims of sexual impropriety. Davids said the investigation against the other two officials was still ongoing. In March, a report compiled by advocate Jennifer Williams found "sufficient credibility" in the allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse levelled against the former MEC. Premier Alan Winde sacked Fritz after receiving the findings of the independent probe. Fritz subsequently resigned as the DA's provincial leader.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marvin Charles at News24
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