Johannesburg - A Gauteng Department of Education official has paid a fitting penalty for sexually harassing a client of the department by sending her unsolicited pornographic videos.
MT Phanyaphanya has lost his job for the seedy act he committed against the woman who contacted him on WhatsApp for information.
Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) arbitrator Yolisa Ndzuta ruled last week that the department’s decision to dismiss Phanyaphanya was substantively and procedurally fair.
He had sought to have the dismissal overturned on grounds that a finding that he sent the two sexual videos to harass the woman was wrong. He maintained he sent the explicit videos for education-related purposes.
The victim testified that she was disgusted and felt violated by the content. Ndzuta cited jurisprudence setting out that sexual harassment must be viewed from the point of view of a victim.
The Star