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Instagram scandal: Grove on 'unpaid leave', Cape Town Partnership boss speaks out

By Graham van der Made

10 Sep 2015

In the wake of the Skye Grove Instagram scandal, the CEO of Cape Town Partnership, Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana on Wednesday issued a statement in support of Grove in her capacity as head of communications of the organisation...

Image source © Memeburn

In an email circular to the Cape Town Partnership community Makalima-Ngewana writes: "I believe that Skye's actions in her private life have not detracted from the value she adds to our organisation.

Nor do I have reason to believe that she's been responsible for any misdemeanors in the course of her work at the Cape Town Partnership."

Memeburn broke the initial story on Monday after a tip-off from a "concerned member of the community", alleging plagiarism and fraud with regard to Grove's activities in posting and then selling Instagram photos online that belong to other photographers.

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