Goniwe placed on extended 'leave of absence'
17th Nov 2006, 06:31 GMT
African National Congress (ANC) chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe has been placed on an extended "leave of absence" pending a party disciplinary inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment made against him. "There is strong prima facie evidence that warrants a disciplinary hearing," the chair of the ANC's national disciplinary committee, Kader Asmal, said on Thursday.
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