The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has issued a statement concerning sexual harassment claims made by prominent radio DJ as well as Television personality Pearl Modiadie while she was working for Metro FM.

According to an article released by the Sunday World the sexual harassment Modiadie allegedly experienced at the station has been revealed by sources, who showed Sunday World e-mail exchanges between her and the station’s marketing team. The star took to her social media to reaffirm the abuse that she had suffered, following the release of the article.

In a Tweet Modiadie said 
" I kept quiet for too long until media picked it up and never have I been grateful for that because it finally gave me the courage to speak out about the sexual harassment I was subjected to at Metro FM." 

The SABC  has released a statement saying it notes with concern media articles about the alleged sexual harassment case at Metro FM and the Tweet Modiadie

“The SABC views sexual harassment in a serious light and will use its internal policies and procedures to deal with this matter. The SABC encourages any employees subjected to sexual harassment to use the Corporation’s specific internal channels to report such cases,” Said the SABC