a) The status of the reported cases for the Department is as follows:
(i) 2019/20 – 2 cases were reported;
2020/21 - 0 cases reported; and
2021/22 - 2 case was reported.
(ii) No incidences of sexual assault were reported in the last three financial years.
b) Since 1 April 2021, only 2 cases have been reported.
(i) 2 cases were opened, 1 in the Department and 1 reported to CCMA, none of these have been concluded;
(ii) No case has been withdrawn;
(iii) The 2 cases are still open, the case with the department is still undergoing a disciplinary process and the case CCMA is at arbitration stage
c) The sanction of dismissal was meted out to the employee who was found guilty.
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