Days after being booted out of office as Tshwane mayor, the Congress of the People (Cope) has revealed that its disgraced former member Dr Murunwa Makwarela also faced accusations of sexual assault. 🏦 CityOfTshwane
This meant he was prohibited from holding public office when he elected as a councillor in the 2021 local government elections.Addressing the media, Cope provincial chairperson Tom Mofokeng said the party found out that Makwarela faced allegations of sexual assault leading up to the municipal elections.
“There are people that didn’t even fill in the forms that are actually sitting in council till this day.”Mofokeng said the party in the province at the time wrote to Cope’s national leaders regarding Makwarela’s insolvency, but nothing was done to address the matter. Last week, Madisha placed the blame for the failure to verify Makwarela’s credentials on the Gauteng provincial leaders.Mofokeng confirmed that the party would institute disciplinary proceedings against Makwarela.
Mofokeng added that the party further resolved to ask its national leaders to “finalise the suspension of Bloem and Madisha”.
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