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An ANC community leader used sleazy pick up lines to demand sex in exchange for jobs in Ga-Rankuwa in the City of Tshwane.
Former community liaison officer (CLO) Nkume Malesela allegedly asked at least four women for sexual favours at different projects around Ga-Rankuwa.
The ANC leader has been promoted to ANC ward 32 chairperson.
On 15 February a woman lodged a complaint with Councillor Floyd Thema through WhatsApp but nothing was done. She claimed the CLO had given her a project to tile at a construction site.
Scrolla.Africa is in possession of the WhatsApp messages.
“Two days before I was supposed to start, Nkume said I should wait for him to contact me. Then he started texting me to demand sex before he allocates me a place to work,” she said.
She claimed when she refused the contract was given to someone else.
In one of the WhatsApp conversations the woman asked: “When am I starting to work? Have you decided where you want me?”
The CLO responded with: “We are having sex tomorrow. Bye, see you tomorrow. What type of condoms do you like?”
The victim told Scrolla.Africa the leader is untouchable and has connections so he can use his position to undermine women.
“He knows very well that no one can touch him. I reported him but he was awarded with a nice position,” the woman said.
The woman said she had already hired ten people to start the job and registered them with the Department of Labour.
She said she was unemployed and took her savings and borrowed R5,000 to buy material and equipment.
“I lost about R9,284 and received not a cent,” she said.
Another woman from the same area said she wanted to work on the building project but the CLO said they needed just one night at the local BnB to discuss the business between the sheets.
“He told me not to worry because he has all the flavours of condoms and he will be gentle. I refused and he started to ignore my calls,” she said.
Councillor Thema denied seeing the WhatsApp message despite the blue tick that he read the messages.
Nkume denied asking any woman for sex in exchange for work.
“Because we are in politics, many people can try to blackmail me for a position. I will not entertain this further,” he said.
The ANC regional spokesperson in Tshwane Bafuzi Yabo said they were not aware of the allegations against their ward chairperson.
