Top EFF Leader Implicated in Shocking Sex for Jobs Scandal
Mzansi has reacted with mixed reactions following reports linking a prominent leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to a scandal involving trading sexual favours for job opportunities.
Sunday World reports that Nkululeko Dunga, the EFF provincial chairperson in Gauteng, finds himself under scrutiny amid allegations that he advanced Tshegofatso Mashabela Starbus due to their alleged personal relationship.
Top EFF Leader Implicated in Shocking Sex for Jobs Scandal
The allegations came to light when Tshegofatso Mashabela Starbus, the Tshwane regional secretary, filed a defamation case against Lindiwe Masilela, a close associate of Dunga, at the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria back in February.
Starbus took legal action after Masilela allegedly made multiple Facebook posts insinuating that Starbus climbed the ranks by engaging in a romantic relationship with Dunga, who also holds the position of MMC for finance in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Masilela also reportedly labelled Starbus a witch in some of these posts.
One of the posts quoted by Starbus in her complaint read,
“Tshegofatso Mashabela dates people in power. It has helped you with deployment because your sex spoke for you in this province, but no more, Nkululeko Shaya.”
In her police statement, Starbus alleged that Masilela instructed others to create fake Facebook accounts with the sole purpose of spreading false and defamatory statements about her. The statement further mentioned that these profiles were used to circulate baseless accusations, including labelling Starbus as a witch and attacking her character.
“The Facebook profiles have been used to circulate false accusations, labelling the complainant as a ‘witch’ and maliciously attacking the character of the complainant with various unfounded claims,” read the statement.
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Legal Action and Case Withdrawal
In an interview with Sunday World, Starbus revealed that Masilela not only called her a witch but also accused her of engaging in an affair with Dunga. Starbus expressed her shock at these allegations, as she believed that Masilela and Dunga were acquainted in a purely platonic manner, like many other party members.
Moreover, Starbus stated that the false claims that she is sleeping with Dunga nearly damaged her relationship with her significant other.
“I showed my person the posts and explained to him that there was no iota of truth in what these people said, and he understood. He knows that I will never date the fighters (EFF members),” she said.
Starbus explained that she decided to pursue legal action against Masilela to ensure a thorough investigation by the police, to identify the true culprit and hold them accountable. However, she later withdrew the case after Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, a prominent EFF member of parliament, organized a meeting between Starbus and Masilela, during which Ndlozi reprimanded Masilela for her actions.