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Ex-WC ANC chairperson Marius Fransman tests positive for COVID-19
He advised anyone whose came into contact with him over the last month to also get checked out.
The former deputy minister and ANC Western Cape chairperson was accused of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant in 2016 when they travelled to the ANC's January 8 celebrations in the North West.
The NPA says both parties came to an agreement to settle the matter out of court.
Fransman was accused of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant in 2016 when they travelled to the ANC's 8 January celebrations.
Marius Fransman briefly appeared in the Kimberley Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The National Prosecuting Authority said in December last year it would be prosecuting Fransman for an alleged incident dating back to January 2016.
The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed in December 2018 it would be prosecuting Marius Fransman over the 2016 incident.
The NPA in the Northern Cape has been given the go-ahead to prosecute Fransman on sexual assault and crimen injuria charges.
Wynand's spokesperson Gavin Prins says his client has accepted she will once again be thrust into the public eye now that the matter is going to court.
This comes after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) decided to prosecute Fransman more than two years after Wynand first filed a complaint.
The ANC’s national disciplinary committee suspended Fransman for five years over the incident and for making public statements which brought the party in disrepute.
The former ANC Western Cape chairperson had accused the SA Jewish Board of Deputies of undermining transformation in the CBD and on the Cape Flats.
The Western Cape legislature's Scopa is trying to establish whether Marius Fransman should be held responsible for billions in wasteful expenditure.
Scopa has relaunched an investigation into the payment of R9 billion to consultants by the provincial transport and public works department.
A probe has been relaunched into the payment of R9 billion to consultants by the provincial Transport and Public Works and Health Departments.
Fransman failed to attend a scheduled NDC hearing on Wednesday.
Marius Fransman claims his suspension from the party is part of a factional battle aimed at removing Jacob Zuma as ANC president.
Marius Fransman was suspended for five years relating to sexual harassment allegations.
Marius Fransman was suspended by the party for five years after he was accused of sexually harassing a woman he hired.