Mamabolo called his own statement defamatory and acknowledges that he implicated his ex-lover in academic dishonesty.
A public lover’s quarrel that saw writer, activist, TV presenter and speechwriter in local government Malaika Mahlatsi get placed on suspension after her former lover Katlego Mamabolo levelled a number of accusations against her, which has resulted in Mamabolo having to issue a retraction and public apology.
Mahlatsi was later issued with a notice of intention to suspend her employment with the city for allegedly breaching their social media policy. The statement added that the mayor’s office had noted “with great concern” the circulation of “an alleged audio recording of Mahlatsi on social media, in which she claims that the executive mayor decreased the salaries of staff members in the municipality without consultation”.Claims that Mahlatsi was doing a PhD on behalf of the mayor were labelled “equally false.”
Furthermore, I understand that these allegations have been very damaging to the integrity of the Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Cllr Mzwandile Masina, an outstanding leader of society and academic, it is in that context that I offer my apology to him and put it on record that through his various academic achievements, he has demonstrated a personal commitment to academic work.
Mahlatsi, who had deactivated her account at the height of the media storm following the dispute, shared the post to her reactivated Facebook page along with the following statement:You have, in the past week, been witnesses to something deeply unfortunate. Last week Sunday, a fight between myself and an ex-lover became a public spectacle that had devastating consequences for many people, not least of which was my boss, the Executive Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Cllr Mzwandile Masina .
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