Fransman launches scathing attack on Mantashe
Durban – Embattled African National Congress Western Cape leader Marius Fransman has launched a scathing attack on the party's secretary general Gwede Mantashe, accusing him of wanting to get rid of him.
In a letter penned to the branch leadership, dated November 6, Fransman alleged that he had been barred from speaking out about issues after he was asked to step down in January pending a disciplinary process following allegations he sexually assaulted his then secretary.
Fransman was accused of sexually assaulting 21-year-old Louisa Wynand while they were travelling from Cape Town to Rustenburg for the party's 104th anniversary celebrations on January 8.
He resigned as a member of the Western Cape legislature in September and is currently awaiting the outcome of an internal process against him.
ANC provincial executive committee member Jabu Mfusi said he could not comment on the letter as the matter was being handled by the party's national executive committee (NEC).