Lerato Mbhiza
THE GOOD party confirmed on Monday it has fired former Springbok coach turned politician Peter de Villiers from the political party following allegations and an internal investigation into sexual misconduct.
The party’s National Management Committee (NMC) terminated De Villiers’ membership of the party and removed him as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature.
De Villiers was suspended from the party in February following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Earlier this month, the party said it would be going ahead with a formal disciplinary hearing.
GOOD National Chairperson, Matthew Cook said the NMC’s The NMC decision was based on the outcome of a party disciplinary process which found De Villiers guilty of breaching the GOOD Constitution and Code of Conduct.
On January 31, 2024, GOOD received a formal complaint of sexual misconduct against De Villiers. The nature of the allegations warranted his immediate suspension from party activities pending
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