Help for Manana accuser

The Commission for Gender Equality has stepped in to help Christine Wiro‚ the former domestic worker of ANC MP Mduduzi Manana who accused him of assault.

Commission spokesperson Javu Baloyi said it was helping Wiro with legal advice.

Baloyi said Wiro had been contacted by the police to update her statement‚ after obtaining an audio recording in which Manana allegedly offered a “consolation” for her to drop the case.

The recording was allegedly made outside the Douglasdale police station in May‚ on the night she lodged a complaint accusing Manana of pushing her down the stairs and threatening to have her deported to Zimbabwe.

“It is the police who said to the Commission for Gender Equality: ‘Give us some time to work with the audio and ensure that we have all the facts‚ so that we don’t embarrass ourselves,” Baloyi said.

Manana has denied the allegations and has since opened a criminal case against Wiro‚ accusing her of trying to extort money from him.

Baloyi said that since leaving her job as Manana’s domestic worker‚ Wiro had not been able to find work elsewhere.

However, emotionally, she appeared to be fine.

“I have never seen such a strong‚ joyful and cheerful person as Christine Wiro‚” Baloyi said. –