League wants Manana axed

The Young Communist League of SA (YCLSA) yesterday accused beleaguered ANC MP Mduduzi Manana of intimidating his domestic worker into withdrawing an assault case against him.

And it urged the ANC national executive committee to take action against him.

“The YCLSA calls for the law to take its course, despite the intimidating withdrawal of the case. No money or out-of-court settlements must come in between the law and the unrepentant women abuser by the name of Mduduzi Manana,” the organisation said in a statement.

“Beyond the legal route, the YCLSA calls upon the youth to use this as an example of what should happen to women abusers. We call on comrade Manana to resign as an ANC MP and NEC member and he must seek help urgently for himself. Failing his resignation, we call on the ANC NEC to take action against him and restore the credibility of the NEC, which cannot be seen as a place for women beaters.”

Manana on Tuesday dismissed assault allegations by his domestic worker, accusing her of extorting R100 000 from him in order to withdraw the assault case laid with Douglasdale police.

He said the fresh assault allegations were a smear campaign following his conviction in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court for assaulting three women at a Johannesburg nightclub last year. He was consequently fired as deputy minister of higher education.

His domestic worker, Christine Wiro, who had been in his employ for three weeks, laid charges against him for allegedly assaulting her at his Fourways home over the weekend.

She alleged that Manana tried to push her down some stairs for allowing a guest into his home without checking with him first. – ANA