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MP of the EFF Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Image: screenshot.
His comments drew criticism from many quarters, with many saying that it had no place in a country with high levels of gender-based violence.
Economic Freedom Fighters MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi apologized for a tweet in which he defended the harassment of a journalist by party members during a recent protest in Cape Town.
In a tweet on Wednesday, he said: “When I wrote: Merely touching her is not harassment,” it was an irresponsible tweet, licensing the violent treatment of women. It was also painful and caused many of those who had suffered violence to relive this pain. I apologize and receive all the strong reprimand you all gave me with love!
Also read: Ndlozi says EFF members’ merely ‘touch’ an eNCA journalist ‘is not harassment’
Journalist Nobesuthu Hejana and a cameraman had been covering a Clicks protest when they were expelled.
A video clip of the incident showed the group in red jumpsuits touching and pushing her.
Reacting to the clip at the time, Ndlozi tweeted: “But they are telling you that you may be here, but that you are not allowed to speak to EFF members. It means that I was trying to interview them. I really don’t see harassment here. Simply touching her is not harassment. Touching has to be violent, invasive, or harmful to become harassment! “
His comments drew criticism from many quarters, with many saying that it had no place in a country with high levels of gender-based violence.
Also read: Sanef asks the Gender Commission to investigate Ndlozi’s ‘harassment’ comments
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