ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was assaulted when her Cape Town home was robbed, according to a report on Monday.

"Two males assaulted and strangled her until she lost consciousness. The suspects fled when her son arrived home," Captain Frederick van Wyk told The Times newspaper.

Van der Merwe, 58, was attacked in her Rondebosch home just before 9pm on Friday.
The robbers reportedly made off in a silver Hyundai. Bank cards were missing from the home.