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Since the last State of the Province Address by Premier Alan Winde, there have been a number of changes in the legislature’s personnel, from the speaker to the chief whip to a number of members of the House
Albert and his wife Dianne Fritz say they were moving on with their lives after a year of scandal
Legal challenges thrown up in the last year loom large over a handful of both past and present members of the Western Cape provincial legislature who will be entering 2023 with the burden of unfinished business on their shoulders
The ANC in the legislature wants the provincial Department of Social Development to open its own investigation into sexual harassment allegations into former community safety MEC Albert Fritz.
Western Cape official demands his name be cleared after investigation could not link him to any wrongdoing
The department has since revealed that further investigations led them to ‘additional allegations of fraudulent conduct relating to the misuse of government property and/or resources’.
Lazola Ndubela, one of four staff members suspended in connection with the Albert Fritz sexual misconduct claims, has broken his silence to say that despite the province recently terminating his services, he has yet to be informed of details of the allegations against him.
A former Western Cape Government (WCG) employee has broken his silence, alleging that he was not given a chance to respond to allegations made against him in the wake of a sexual misconduct investigation.
Lazola Ndubela claims he was caught in the middle of a political battle to oust Fritz
Community activists and opposition politicians are up in arms about the fact that nearly three months since Albert Fritz was suspended as Community Safety MEC, Premier Alan Winde has yet to appoint a permanent replacement.
Plato made the promise at the end of a 3-hour briefing by the provincial social development department to the committee on the twin issues of a sexual harassment policy and the provincial gender-based violence.
After the sexual misconduct scandal that cost former Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz his job, it has emerged that approval has been granted to formally charge two officials, who worked in the former MEC’s office, with sexual misconduct.
The investigation included use of government vehicles, travel and accommodation expenditure and other related claims and follows as a result of former MEC Albert Fritz’s immediate dismissal earlier this month.
The twin issues of crime prevention and policing, as well as the gender-based violence (GBV) scourge in the Western Cape took centre stage during the second reading debate of the 2022/3 appropriations bill.
Opposition want full report on Fritz after more than R160 000 spent on investigation.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has instituted a review of the province’s 11 year-old sexual harassment policy after more than R160 000 was spent to investigate sexual misconduct claims against axed Albert Fritz.
Financial constraints have hindered axed community safety MEC Albert Fritz from contesting his dismissal from the premier’s Cabinet.
Albert Fritz’s resignation from both the DA and the Western Cape Legislature has opened the door for fresh contestation a year before the party’s provincial congress.
Axed MEC head to court to challenge report.
The legislature’s committee on community safety grilled Premier Alan Winde, his team, and advocate Jennifer Williams, regarding the recent investigation and dismissal of the axed Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz.
Despite the earnest requests by the members of the standing committee for sight of the full report, Winde on Wednesday said the briefing was not the platform to divulge the details of the report which he described as having “salacious details”.
Investigator cautioned against the release of the full report stating that the rights of not only the complainants, but those of Fritz needed to be respected.
Axed Albert Fritz says investigation was not fair and objective.
Western Cape Cape DA leader and suspended Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has resigned from the party after an investigation had found merit in the sexual misconduct allegations against him.
Sexual misconduct complaints at Social Development during Albert Fritz’s tenure a concern