A woman protester, wearing only her panties and a piece of underwear slung around her neck, was arrested at the Union Buildings this morning.
Gugu Ncube will now be charged with public indecency, according to Sunnyside police spokesperson Daniel Mavimbela.
Ncube told Rekord she was protesting her unfair treatment at Unisa after reporting her boss for sexual harassment.
“I am protesting like this because my dignity has been stripped away by Unisa,” she said.
“I have nothing more to protect. My dignity is gone.”
Ncube claimed she was forced out of her job at the university after reporting her immediate superior who asked her “to perform sexual favours for benefits”.
“All I want is for President Ramaphosa to note the abuse I am suffering at the hands of Unisa and the police.”
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Unisa spokesperson Tommy Huma, however, said Ncube did not work for the university.
Instead, she worked for the Unisa Centre for Early Childhood Education (Ucece) – an outside company, previously sponsored by the university.
“We note with great concern the protest by Ncube,” said Huma.
“It is not the first time Ncube misconstrues this matter and attempts to drag the university’s name into her dispute with Ucece regarding her termination of employment.”
“Ucece operates autonomously and this includes entering into and terminating employment relationships.”
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“As for her sexual harassment complaints, the university followed due processes to deal with this matter, including the immediate suspension of staff members of Unisa who were board members at Ucece.”
Huma said it was after investigations it was established there was “no basis” to charge the staff members in question with the alleged offences.
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