It follows revelations in the Sunday Times that Dhlomo allegedly harassed a parliamentary political party researcher.
CAPE TOWN - Parliament’s joint ethics committee has confirmed it will be investigating a sexual assault complaint against the Deputy Health Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo.According to an affidavit by the complainant, as reported in the Sunday Times, the incident took place at the official Cape Town residence of Dhlomo.
The complainant alleges he was invited by Dhlomo after asking to discuss the National Health Insurance Bill with him.Parliament’s joint ethics committee said it would establish a sub-committee in terms of the code of ethical conduct to consider the matter at a hearing next month . Health Department spokesperson Foster Mohale said Dhlomo takes the allegations very seriously and will not be commenting on them, so as not to jeopardise the investigation process.
The committee said it will be guided by the ethics code to deal with the complaint promptly, fairly and consistently. The joint chairpersons of the committee Bekizwe Nkosi and Lydia Moshodi said the code prohibits them from commenting further on the matter until there’s an outcome.
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