MPUMALANGA MEC Luckson Mathebula appears in court again on Friday for allegedly beating his wife with a wooden elephant curio. Mathebula is charged with common assault for allegedly beating his common law wife, Rose Aletta Mnisi, 32, on May 29 last year. Mnisi claims she spent six weeks in hospital recovering from the alleged beating. Her husband was the MEC for safety and security at the time. He is now environmental affairs MEC. A postponement is expected on Friday for a change of venue.