Concerns raised over handling of sexual case

Concerns over the handling of a sexual assault case at Capricorn TVET College were raised on January 28 when a parliamentary oversight committee questioned the college's disciplinary decisions during a meeting at its central office in Polokwane.

- Koketšo Sekhwela

The scrutiny followed an investigation into allegations that a male IT trainee, placed across all three campuses, inappropriately touched a social work student from another tertiary institution who was completing her practical training at the college.

The investigation, initiated by the Senwabarwana campus, found that the trainee had confessed to the misconduct.

The matter was escalated, and a disciplinary process followed.

A report presented to college principal and accounting officer Lekau Mamabolo recommended a month-long suspension and a written warning for the offender.