{"id":107639,"date":"2018-01-08T08:32:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T06:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/eff-legislator-accused-of-assaulting-his-girlfriend\/"},"modified":"2018-01-08T08:32:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T06:32:17","slug":"eff-legislator-accused-of-assaulting-his-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/eff-legislator-accused-of-assaulting-his-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"EFF legislator accused of assaulting his girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/EFF_legislator_accused_of_assaulting_his_girlfriend\/\">EFF legislator accused of assaulting his girlfriend<\/a>: Johannesburg &#8211; An EFF member of the Gauteng legislature is in hot water after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in Soweto over the weekend. Patrick Sindane hinted on Twitter on Sunday he would resign from his position following the attack. This was after a follower asked him if he would resign. Sindane tweeted: \u201cI am not going to defend my actions, I reacted wrongly and I take full responsibility Will not even try to explain what happened.\u201d Asked if he was admitting guilty, he tweeted: \u201cI\u2019m saying I\u2019m taking full responsibility, I\u2019m not going to&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/EFF_legislator_accused_of_assaulting_his_girlfriend\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/South_AfricaKeorapetse_Kgositsile_to_Receive_Special_Officia\/\">South Africa:Keorapetse Kgositsile to Receive Special Official Funeral<\/a>: [News24Wire] President Jacob Zuma announced a special official funeral for Poet Laureate Professor William Keorapetse Kgositsile who died on Wednesday. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/South_AfricaKeorapetse_Kgositsile_to_Receive_Special_Officia\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/South_AfricaGauteng_Police_Arrest_484_Suspects_Over_the_Week\/\">South Africa:Gauteng Police Arrest 484 Suspects Over the Weekend<\/a>: [News24Wire] The Gauteng police arrested 484 suspects over the weekend for various crimes as part of its Safer Festive Season Operations. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/South_AfricaGauteng_Police_Arrest_484_Suspects_Over_the_Week\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Murder_suspect_shoots_himself_during_confrontation_with_poli\/\">Murder suspect shoots himself during confrontation with police<\/a>: It is understood that the suspect was running away from officers after he kidnapped and murdered his ex-girlfriend outside Seshego in Polokwane. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Murder_suspect_shoots_himself_during_confrontation_with_poli\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Commission_confident_its_finding_will_see_cut_in_school_unif\/\">Commission confident its finding will see cut in school uniform prices<\/a>: In late 2016, the Competition Commission launched a probe into the high cost of uniforms. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Commission_confident_its_finding_will_see_cut_in_school_unif\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Cold_front_expected_to_bring_relief_from_heatwave_in_Gauteng\/\">Cold front expected to bring relief from heatwave in Gauteng, Limpopo<\/a>: A cold front is expected to move over the Northern Cape from this evening which should bring some respite. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Cold_front_expected_to_bring_relief_from_heatwave_in_Gauteng\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Prince_Albert_set_for_watershedding\/\">Prince Albert set for water-shedding<\/a>: The town&#8217;s municipality has had to introduce water restrictions as it tries to deal with a province-wide drought. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Prince_Albert_set_for_watershedding\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2018\/01\/08\/Shocking_SMS_sent_to_mom_before_3_children_slain\/\">Shocking SMS sent to mom before 3 children slain<\/a>: Pretoria &#8211; He sent her a text message that read: \u201csorry my love, you can\u2019t see the children anymore\u201d before he killed himself. And that was the beginning of a nightmare for 31-year-old Dikeledi Mosana, who was soon to discover the man had killed her children. Three boys, aged 3, 4 and 12 had been kidnapped by the 40-year-old man on New Year\u2019s Eve. Soon after he sent the grisly message last Monday, their charred remains were discovered in a burnt-out car in a bush the following day. 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