Prominent EFF Politician Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault of Daughter After Stepmom Alerted Police

• An EFF politician from the uMvoti Municipality has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his daughter
• The child's stepmom notified the police after she noticed that her step-daughter had been assaulted
• The man was remanded back into custody for the state to collect more evidence in the case
• Speaking to Briefly News, uMvoti Mayor Philani Mavundla called for the courts to deny the politician bail

MATIMATOLO - A prominent Economic Freedom Fighters politician in KwaZulu-Natal is behind bars for the alleged sexual assault of his 5-year-old daughter.

The man, whose name will not be published to protect the child's identity, appeared in the Grey Town Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, 1 August, where he was remanded into custody for the court to assess whether he should be granted bail.

Speaking exclusively to Briefly News, the Mayor of Umvoti, Philani Mavundla, called for the court to deny the political bail.

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Mayor Mavundla said:

"If the court decides to grant him bail, it would mean the justice system has failed to protect the minor as he might intimidate the survivor. Bear in mind this is her father, where would the minor be when this perpetrator comes back to the village or the shared home?"

Mavundla has been at the forefront of protests calling for the harshest punishments for the accused and has condemned the alleged assault.

Mavudla called on communities to take action against these types of crimes and protect women ad children at all costs.

Mavudla added:

"We must ensure that justice takes its course."

Stepmom notifies the police of sexual assault

The child's stepmom sounded the alarms on the alleged assault, which took place on 16 March 2023. The woman noticed something was amiss with the girl and notified the police, IOL reported.

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The politician was only arrested a month later after the investigation was allegedly nearly abandoned by Matimatolo police.

ABC calls for Ipid to investigate Matimatolo police officer

The Abantu Batho Congress (ABC), which is in a coalition with the ANC in the uMvoti Municipality, criticised the police for frustrating the investigation into the sexual abuse allegations.

The party called for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) to probe an investigator from the Matimatolo police station for obstructing justice in the case, News24 reported.

South Africans weigh in on the allegation against EFF politician

Below are some comments:

@Vaccinations13 slammed:

"The group of criminal syndicates masquerading as politicians."

@wazinme007 said:

"Yoh, this can't be a civilised human being."

@mareejsl asked:

"If it’s not the ANC, it’s the EF… What’s wrong with these people?"

@mlu2468 suggested:

"The government must reconsider bringing back the death sentence."

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Earlier, Briefly News reported that South African social media was in a frenzy following the reports that popular rapper Jub Jub handed himself to the police.

Well-known local rapper Molemo Maarohanye also known as Jub Jub, handed himself to the police over a list of crimes.

According to reports from media outlets on social media, the popular musician handed himself to the police and was charged with attempted murder, alleged molestation and assault.

Source: Briefly News