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The police in the Western Cape said an inquiry into the sexual assault allegations against Fritz is underway but a criminal case is yet to be opened.

The DA has accused the ANC of milking the Albert Fritz saga for political mileage.

News24 spoke to legal and gender-based violence experts about the time it took the Western Cape government to suspend MEC and provincial party leader Albert Fritz after allegations of sexual assault emerged against him.


Western Cape police have opened an inquiry into sexual assault allegations levelled against suspended Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz while they wait for "pertinent" documentation before a case is registered. This was revealed by Brigadier Novela Potelwa, spokesperson for Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile.

The Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, will deliver his State of the Province Address (SOPA) during the sitting at 10:45 am on Tuesday 15 February 2022 at the Velddrif Town Hall, Voortrekker Road, Velddrif. This will mark the Official Opening of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP).

Premier Alan Winde took that decision on Sunday, after first learning of the claims in November and this month receiving formal affidavits from complainants.

John Maytham speaks to WC Premier Alan Winde about the latest in the Albert Fritz sex scandal which has seen him suspended.

An independent legal counsel will investigate allegations made against the Democratic Alliance’s Fritz, and criminal charges are not out of the question

Eyewitness News previews a selection of the news that you will find on the website today.

The NantSA facility in Brackengate Business Park will be the site of a new R3 billion vaccine manufacturing plant to redress the shortage of Covid-19 and other vaccines on the African continent.