The uncle of the woman who has accused finance minister Enoch Godongwana of sexual assault told TimesLIVE the family was initially hesitant to report the incident to police.
Instead, they wanted to discuss “face-to-face” with Godongwana what had happened to the 23-year-old woman, who gave the minister a massage at the exclusive five-star Kruger Shalati hotel in Skukuza on Women’s Day, August 9.
“I want to ask him why he did this when he knew this is a young child and he is an old one, who should have been thinking better for this child.” Most of the community does not know. We are very protective of her. We do not want anything to happen to her.“They [the employer] did research about this. They discovered this is the truth. They called [her grandmother] and brought her to Kruger National Park.”“Most of the community does not know. We are very protective of her. We do not want anything to happen to her.”
The woman’s grandmother, whom TimesLIVE interviewed shortly after the police arrived at the family’s home to take a second statement from the masseuse, said the authorities needed to be allowed to do their work. “It is terrible and hurtful for any woman to be on the receiving end of such a traumatic experience. I reject the abuse of women in the strongest terms. I will never be party to such a thing.”
“It is not something that is strange,” she said while waiting outside a room at Shalati Lodge where the Godongwanas had been staying. Dee’s African Spa owner Dineo Molefe said: “The matter has been reported to the law. We are giving our staff member full support. I cannot comment any more than that. We are sitting and waiting [for the investigation outcome].”
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