Marius Fransman

/ 23 January 2022

The Blue Train’s great Gupta voyage – and the whistleblower who paid for it

In 2016, Prinsloo sounded the alarm about the hazardous condition of the Blue Train and free trips being offered to friends of Transnet executives, including the Gupta family and Duduzane Zuma.

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By Melody Emmett

Article

/ 11 January 2019

ANC is playing it safe in the Western Cape

The ANC’s Western Cape list has not yet been made public, but it is understood that veteran provincial legislator Cameron Dugmore tops the list

By Lester Kiewit

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/ 14 December 2018

Editorial: Root out sexual abuse at work

Too many South African women have, at some point, been forced to feel fear in their workplace because of sexual predation and patriarchy

By Editorial

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/ 10 December 2018

NPA to prosecute Marius Fransman over sexual harassment allegations

Marius Fransman is accused of sexually harassing his personal assistant during a work trip in 2016

By Gemma Ritchie

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/ 21 July 2017

Fransman a factor in Cape feud

The suspended ANC provincial chair’s name has come up in a dispute in the Dullah Omar region

By Govan Whittles

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/ 9 December 2016

Editorial: Keep fighting the good fight

We have to keep battling, because it all has to do with people in public office who are making important decisions about the nation’s future.

By Editorial

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/ 5 December 2016

SAHRC in hot water again over report tampering allegations

Report on Marius Fransman’s anti-semitism has opposite conclusion in final version after former chairperson takes charge of draft.

By Athandiwe Saba

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/ 22 November 2016

Western Cape ANC could have new chairperson by April 2017

Marius Fransman remains the party’s provincial leader as he is appealing his suspension.

By Thulani Gqirana

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/ 16 September 2016

Marius Fransman resigns from Western Cape legislature

Fransman confirmed to News24 that he had resigned, and the ANC in the Western Cape has also confirmed the resignation.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 30 August 2016

The ANC says disciplinary procedures against Marius Fransman must be expedited

Not only that, the party now wants Fransman suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process.

By Thulani Gqirana

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/ 28 July 2016

ANC report on Marius Fransman says sexual harassment claims may be true

The organisation’s Western Cape chairperson withdraws case against party following internal investigation.

By Glynnis Underhill

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/ 28 July 2016

I was invited to join Zuma on campaign trail – Marius Fransman

The embattled ANC Western Cape leader maintains he will campaign for the ANC and ‘doesn’t have to wait for an invite’.

By News 24

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/ 25 July 2016

Marius Fransman heads to court in bid to regain his position in the ANC

The embattled ANC Western Cape leader has approached the Western Cape High Court to intervene in his struggle to be reinstated.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 22 July 2016

EFF ‘disgusted’ by decision to reinstate Marius Fransman as Western Cape ANC leader

The EFF is ‘disgusted’ by the decision to reinstate Marius Fransman as party leader in the Western Cape, spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said.

By News 24

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/ 11 July 2016

‘I had to find out from the media’ says an outraged Marius Fransman about the ANC’s integrity committee findings

Marius Fransman is ‘appalled’ that an article in City Press has revealed the content of the findings of the ANC’s integrity committee.

By Kaveel Singh

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/ 17 June 2016

Editorial: Marius Fransman – Truth must out

It is high time the delays come to an end and the sexual assault case against Marius Fransman gets before the court.

By Editorial

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/ 26 May 2016

Power and predation: The law’s the law on harassment, but the game is rigged

Surely a woman should be able to report harassment without having to move to another country to protect herself from further harm.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 14 January 2016

Editorial: Spitting on women

ANC’s interest in women’s rights seems to have evaporated when it is most needed.

By Editorial

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/ 6 August 2015

Fransman branded a bully in faction-riven Western Cape

ANC PEC members suspect Marius Fransman of working to collapse the leadership and using disciplinary processes against members who disagree with him.

By Thulani Gqirana

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/ 30 July 2015

Letters to the editor: July 31 to August 6 2015

Readers write in about sectarian politics, and ANC leadership in the Western Cape.

By Letters

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/ 30 June 2015

Western Cape ANC: Factions a thing of the past

The ANC in the Western Cape hope they have turned a corner after their elective conference on the weekend.

By Thulani Gqirana

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/ 29 June 2015

Delegates vote for change at ANC WC conference

ANC delegates in the Western Cape used the provincial congress to make their dissatisfaction with some leaders known by voting them out.

By Thulani Gqirana

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/ 28 June 2015

Fransman sweeps ANC WC top spot

In a show of unity, ANC Western Cape chairperson Marius Fransman was re-elected unopposed to lead the province for the next four years.

By Thulani Gqirana

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/ 20 February 2015

ANC MPL suspended after Zille’s speech disrupted

The ANC’s Western Cape chief whip Pierre Uys was suspended for two days after the state of the province address had to be adjourned on Friday.

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/ 3 May 2014

DA to appeal ‘food parcels’ court ruling

The DA has said it will appeal the court’s dismissal of its case against Marius Fransman and others involving distribution of food parcels at rallies.

By Sapa