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News24 reports that former SANParks CEO Fundisile Mketeni allegedly threatened a senior executive over claims that she allegedly wanted to have him listed as a gender-based violence perpetrator in the company's annual report.
The managing executive for tourism and marketing, Hapiloe Sello, claims that Mketeni threatened her in a series of WhatsApp messages and phone calls from an unknown number. In a letter dated 20 November to the acting CEO, Property Mokoena, Sello wrote: "I ... choose to take these threats seriously and request recourse from you, as my employer, in addition, I will also report this entire matter to the police." She claimed Mketeni treated her in a manner that was "disrespectful, contemptuous, abusive, intimidating and threatening". Sello said Mketeni vowed that "he will drag my name through the courts because he is fighting for his life", and claimed "he has evidence of the things I was doing and he is going to expose me". Last October, the Bushbuckridge Magistrate's Court acquitted Mketeni on charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The sexual assault charge he faced, was also withdrawn. SANParks said, at the time, that the judicial process was independent and SANParks was in the process of disciplinary action over the potential contravention of organisational policies and procedures. Speaking to News24, Mketeni said he was challenging his sacking and had taken the matter to the CCMA. He admitted to calling Sello, but denied threatening her.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tebogo Monama at News24 (subscriber access only)
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