{"id":295151,"date":"2025-12-10T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/mangaung-spokesperson-on-special-leave-following-sexual-harassment-allegations\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:30:35","slug":"mangaung-spokesperson-on-special-leave-following-sexual-harassment-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/mangaung-spokesperson-on-special-leave-following-sexual-harassment-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangaung-spokesperson on special leave following sexual harassment allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The general manager for communications in the Mangaung Metro, Qondile Khedama, is on special leave hanging an investigation into sexual harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city manager, Sello More, said in a news release an independent team will conduct an investigation into allegations made about Khedama.<br><br>He confirmed that Khedama was on special leave following the receipt of a formal report from the Employee Wellness Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" data-attachment-id=\"295153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/mangaung-spokesperson-on-special-leave-following-sexual-harassment-allegations\/img_8455\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8455.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX50 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756896917&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17.827&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8455\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8455-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vistanews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8455.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8455.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8455-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8455-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8455-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Qondile Khadama at a news conference in September. 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