EFF Matatiele Councillor Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting & Kidnapping Her Son’s Secret Girlfriend

• An EFF councillor has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting her son's mistress
• Fundiswa Nyamakazi allegedly kicked the young lady in addition to hitting her with a sjambok
• Nyamakazi insists the allegations are not true and that they are a smear campaign aimed at tarnishing her reputation

MATATIELE - Fundiswa Nyamakazi, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) councillor in the Mataliele local municipality, has been accused of kidnapping and assaulting her son's mistress.

The 59-year-old councillor appeared in the magistrate's court on Wednesday, 7 September, where the case was postponed to the end of September, and Nyamakazi was released on a warning.

The assault allegedly occurred after a night vigil on Sunday, 4 September, where Nyamakazi allegedly charged at the woman outside the vigil while she was relieving herself next to a parked car, The Informer reported.

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Nyamakazi allegedly kicked the 22-year-old victim while she was squatting. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said that the EFF councillor allegedly drove the victim to a secondary location where she repeatedly abused her.

According to a source, Nyamakazi used a sjambok on the victim. It's unclear where her son was during the attack, News24 reported.

The woman managed to escape and fled the scene of the assault.

Nyamakazi insists that the claims were "trumped up" by her political opponents as part of a smear campaign against her. The councillor also claimed to know nothing of the attack on the girl.

Nyamakazi claimed she left the vigil at 1am and was in bed 30 minutes later. The councillor says she discovered that the person who assaulted the woman is a cousin of an EFF member she beat in the race for brunch chairperson.

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Nyamakazi said:

"I am very innocent. The court case has been moved to 29 September because there is no doctor's medical record on the docket. I can't wait to have my say in court so I can clear my name."

South Africans react to the assault

Some South Africans believe this is the type of behaviour that the EFF is infamous for.

Here are some comments:

@i_r_b_r_m commented:

"Those EFFers again! "

@Africa3DMaps said:

"She sounds nice."

@Melatolp added:

"I'm not surprised that's how hooligans in red behave."

@FsTebza tweeted:

"Sound more like EFF . Hooliganism in that party has no age ... Women & men are all ill-behaved creatures whom u can't expect to be leading by example in their homes."

EFF MP Naledi Chirwa hits back at troll who criticised Julius Malema's work history

Previously, Briefly News reported that Economic Freedom Fighters Member of Parliament Naledi Chirwa had hit back at a social media user who slammed the party leader, Julius Malema, for having an empty CV.

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The social media user fired shots at Malema after rapper Cassper Nyovest used a clip of the EFF leader speaking in Parliament to introduce his diss track to Big Zulu.

The critic ridiculed Malema for not working a day in his life. Chirwa responded by saying that the Red Berets leader came from nothing and was able to build himself up "without getting stuck on the rules of the system," reports TimesLIVE. The young EFF MP also told the hater that he should be taking notes.

Source: Briefly News