Johannesburg – An ANC member of the Limpopo legislature, Maxwell Nemadzivhanani, has been arrested and charged with rape after a teenage girl complained to the police.
He appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old alleged victim is from Malamulele, about 170km from Polokwane.
Police say she arrived in Polokwane to meet Nemadzivhanani, who had allegedly promised her a job.
“He met her in Polokwane on Sunday and he took her to the lodge, where the alleged rape took place,” said Limpopo police spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi.
The Star understands that this happened at Zororo Lodge, outside Polokwane.
Mulaudzi said the teenager had opened the case and Nemadzivhanani was arrested at his home on Monday.
In court on Wednesday, the former PAC secretary-general appeared apprehensive in the dock.
The State and his lawyer, Mashile Mokono, agreed that magistrate Janine Ungerer postpone the case to tomorrow for a formal bail application.
As he returned to the holding cells, Nemadzivhanani nodded to acknowledge the presence of Miriam Ramadwa and Patricia Mahlo, his fellow MPLs, in the court gallery.
Jan Tsiane, the ANC chief whip in the legislature, later said the party caucus had yet to discuss the matter.
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