The councillor is accused of raping a 14-year-old child in the Alfred Duma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. An IFP councillor accused of raping a 14-year-old child has resigned from the council and executive committee in the Alfred Duma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal after his party "directed" him to step down. The IFP councillor, whose name has been withheld as he is yet to plead, is the second IFP councillor to be charged with rape since 2021, when a councillor in the KwaDukuza Municipality was also charged with allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. Hlengwa didn't respond to a query about the 2021 rape allegations against the IFP councillor in KwaDukuza. ALSO READ | IFP suspends councillor accused of raping 14-year-old girl"We strive to always appoint persons of integrity to positions of authority.

Source: News 24 August 17, 2023 14:22 UTC