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A woman sent a letter to the party's badistant secretary general, Jessie Duarte, explaining how she and another woman had been drugged and raped by Zizi Kodwa.
DOSSIER: Zizi Kodwa, CEN member of the ANC. Image: Ihsaan Haffejee / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – While pressure is mounting for the African National Congress (ANC) to act against spokeswoman for rape suspect Zizi Kodwa, badysts say the absence of a criminal case could expose the victim to further abuse, this time from the party.
A woman sent a letter to the party's badistant secretary general, Jessie Duarte, explaining how she and another woman had been drugged and raped by Kodwa.
The woman did not open criminal proceedings whereas, according to Duarte, the party had advised him to do so.
The ANC, however, has launched an internal investigation while Kodwa remains at his post.
Political badyst at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Lukhona Mnguni, said the disciplinary hearings conducted by the party tended to be influenced by politics and ultimately unsuccessful.
"It depends on who appoints and what are the political concerns among the elite within the political party."
For his part, jurist William Booth stated that the credibility of the woman involved was at stake. "One of the first questions that is probably asked in these cases is whether a criminal complaint has and if the mere fact does not mean that the disciplinary procedure is continued with or without "
Kodwa did not say he was going to withdraw, but called the allegations of political blackmail and manipulation.
(Edited by Mihlali Ntsabo)
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