Mayor arrested for drunk driving

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Johannesburg - The mayor of Sedibeng Municipality has spent a night in the cells at Vanderbijlpark police station after he was arrested for alleged drunk driving and bumping into another vehicle. Mahole Simon Mofokeng is alleged to have knocked another car while he was leaving a hotel in Vanderbijlpark on Tuesday evening. Police were called and Mofokeng was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent and reckless driving. Provincial police spokesman Brigadier Neville Malila confirmed that Mofokeng had been taken to hospital, where his blood was drawn.

“He was only released this morning, on R1 000 bail.

“He was released from the police station and did not have to appear in court.

“His case has been postponed to September 5,” Malila said.

Mofokeng’s spokesman, Dan Manoeli, said: “All we know is that there was a minor accident that took place involving the mayor. We don’t have details and can’t confirm the reports over his arrest.

“We can’t get hold of him or the municipal manager.”

This is not the first time that there has been drama involving Mofokeng and alcohol.

In February, he was in a bar in Vanderbijlpark when he fell and had to be helped up.

Manoeli said they suspected at the time that Mofokeng’s drink had been tampered with.

“He went to the bar to meet some people, and while still waiting, he ordered a drink. He went in and out of the bar, and within a short period of time he felt dizzy and collapsed. That is when we suspected the drink might have been poisoned or spiked.”

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