The Gauteng Legislature’s Deputy Speaker Vuyo Mahlakaza-Manamela will be back in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on November 17. The court yesterday dismissed her application for a discharge in her private prosecution case.
Lobby group, AfriForum, says in a statement that the African National Congress (ANC) politician is on trial for charges of assault and crimen injuria after allegedly attacking police Protection and Security Services’ Sergeant Lizzy Mojapelo.
Mojapelo was pregnant at the time of the alleged assault in February 2020. She was accused of sleeping on duty at the home of Mhlakaza-Manamela and her husband, Bhuti Manamela, who is the Higher Education Deputy Minister. AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit spokesperson Barry Bateman says they have maintained that Mhlakaza-Manamela has a case to answer and are pleased that the court agrees.
Source: eNCA
In other news – Matthew Perry’s death to be investigated by a special division
Matthew Perry‘s death is now being looked into by a special police department as they await official autopsy and toxicology reports. The Friends star passed away at the age of 54 after his assistant found him drowned in a jacuzzi. First responders arrived at the scene when they received a call around 4:07 pm on Saturday.
Officers claimed no illegal drugs were found at his place, although they did come across anti-depressants and anti-anxiety pills at his place. Read more
