Public protest at MultiChoice City as #NotInMyName organisation says female MultiChoice staffers are victimised through sexual harassment.

A public protest was held on Friday morning in front of Naspers' pay-TV unit MultiChoice at its MultiChoice City headquarters in Randburg, Johannesburg where the #NotInMyName organisation, as well as some MultiChoice staffers participated in picketing over allegations of rape and sexual harassment of women at the pay-TV company.

Protesters are furious over the way MultiChoice has allegedly not been doing enough to help a rape victim working at MultiChoice and to address sexual harassment of workers.

Siyabulela Jentile of the #NotInMyName organisation says women working at MultiChoice are being victimised through sexual harassment and that "there are women here [at MultiChoice] who say that they have been sexually harassed".

The new MultiChoice South Africa CEO Calvo Mawela on Friday met #NotInMyName protesters.

MultiChoice didn't issue a public press statement following the protest and Calvo Mawela's meeting with them.

Earlier in the week MultiChoice said the satellite pay-TV operator will start a "thorough investigation" after a South African woman who is still working for MultiChoice and previously said she was raped in 2014, allegedly made new and further revelations, saying she was also raped by senior MultiChoice colleagues in 2014.

When the victim complained to a MultiChoice executive about further issues regarding the alleged abusive culture inside MultiChoice, the executive called Simon allegedly told her in an email: "cheers".

Siyabulela Jentile says the worker who says she was raped after a late night work shift that ends at 23:00 has not received adequate support from MultiChoice.

"There is a culture [at MultiChoice] of disrespecting women".

He said "we are calling on all women, not only on those of MultiChoice, to actually come out and speak out against corporate sexual harassment."

Mandisa Mashego of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party says "MultiChoice makes their workers knock off late in the dead of the night and then find themselves having to walk to taxi ranks at midnight often."

MultiChoice launching a 'thorough investigation' after an employee claims that she was raped by more than one senior DStv colleague in 2014.

MultiChoice says the satellite pay-TV operator operating the DStv service will be launching what it called in a statement a "thorough investigation" after a South African woman claims that she was raped by senior MultiChoice colleagues in 2014.

When the victim complained to a MultiChoice executive about further issues regarding the alleged abusive culture inside MultiChoice, the executive called Simon allegedly told her in an email: "cheers".

"MultiChoice has noted with grave concern very serious allegations via a parody social media account of an alleged rape of one if its employees by her senior colleagues."

"The employee had previously advised the company that she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted in 2014, but made no allegation of the involvement of co-employees," says MultiChoice.

"The company has provided the employee with support since this traumatic incident."

"The accused staff member identified by the account denies the allegations."

"Given the serious nature of the offence, the company will immediately conduct a thorough investigation of this matter," says MultiChoice in its statement.

On social media support has been building for a public protest to MultiChoice's MultiChoice City headquarters in Bram Fischer Drive in Randburg, Johannesburg on Friday morning 15 December at 10:00 under the hashtags #OccupyMultiChoice and #JusticeforGabiseleNgcobo.

Protesters are furious that MultiChoice has allegedly not done enough to protect and to help the woman and are planning on taking their public grievances to the pay-TV operator's door on Friday morning.

Julia Modise, MultiChoice's general manager for human resources on Wednesday this week sent an email to the alleged victim, asking to "meet with you to understand the matter and establish how the company can provide further support".