E.tv’s ‘Imbewu’ rocked by sexual misconduct allegations

Amanda Phakathi recently spoke out on alleged sexual misconduct on set of upcoming e.tv drama Imbewu.

She was working as an extra when a male crew member swore at her. Taking to Facebook, Amanda called the production crew out.

“You people treat extras like nobodies. I will make sure I gather up a team of extras and boycott Imbewu and get the media too. The way they treat extras there is disgusting! Those male crew are perverts as well.”

Amanda even went on to tag the director, Duma Ka Ndlovu.

“When the shoot began they called me in to be an extra for the scene. The men there (part of the crew I think) kept pointing at my legs and laughing. I felt so uncomfortable… As if there was something wrong with me.”

Response

Duma then responded to the allegations and said an investigation would be launched.

“Amanda, I responded to your post and requested that you send me an e-mail. I have not heard from you. If you are to be taken seriously you need to give the production an opportunity to look into your allegations. We take allegations of this nature seriously, we can’t take this any further without you approaching the production and substantiating the complaint so that steps could be taken.”

E.tv’s general manager said it was aware of the allegations.

“eMedia Investments takes a zero tolerance stance on sexual harassment and abuse, in any form, and views all allegations of this nature as very serious. The moment the channel became aware of this allegation, it initiated an investigation with the production company of Imbewu: The Seed.”

Numerous attempts to reach Amanda, have however been unsuccessful.

Imbewu is a drama series set in KwaZulu-Natal. It is set to hit screens from April 16th.