Charges Dropped As Kgoroba, Molatlhegi Reconcile

Monday, November 13, 2017

Alliance for Progressives (AP) Mogoditshane Member of Parliament, Sedirwa Kgoroba has apologised to the Deputy Speaker Kagiso Molatlhegi for hitting him with a water bottle in Parliament last year.

On July 12, 2016 Kgoroba threw a 500ml water bottle in Parliament that hit Molatlhegi during a heated debate between members of the ruling party and opposition. Kgoroba was later summoned to the court to answer to charges of common assault after Molatlhegi reported the incident to the police.

On Thursday, the Speaker of the National Assembly Gladys Kokorwe read Kgoroba’s apology in Parliament in his absence.

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