{"id":48497,"date":"2026-01-27T06:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=48497"},"modified":"2026-01-27T06:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:31:34","slug":"mmc-of-vital-south-african-city-arrested-on-drunk-driving-and-assault-charges-out-on-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/27\/mmc-of-vital-south-african-city-arrested-on-drunk-driving-and-assault-charges-out-on-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"MMC of vital South African city arrested on drunk driving and assault charges out on bail \u2013 Newsday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The City of Matlosana\u2019s MMC for Economic Development and former spokesperson of the African National Congress\u2019s (ANC\u2019S) Youth League, Wesley Kgang, has been released on bail. <\/p>\n<p>He appeared before the Klerksdorp Magistrates Court on 26 January, facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, assault, resisting arrest, and malicious damage to property.<\/p>\n<p>His case is postponed until 18 February 2026 to await blood sample results and potential charges to be added.<\/p>\n<p>Newsday reported about the incident that occurred at around 6:30 am on 24 January during a routine road safety operation on Leask Street in Klerksdorp.<\/p>\n<p>North West police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sam Tselanyane, told Newsday that police spotted a black sedan vehicle in Leask Street, driving while facing the oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n<p>A female traffic official stopped and approached the driver, who appeared to be under the influence of liquor, said Tselanyane.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, upon being interviewed about his actions and informed of his arrest by the officials, he became aggressive and started to attack the female officials, said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>In a widely publicised video, Kgang can be seen shouting that he \u201ccould never be arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was then that male officials tried to intervene, and resistance escalated until SAPS were called and the suspect was restrained. A female official sustained an injury on her left hand.<\/p>\n<p>Allegedly, while on the way to the health facility to draw blood samples,\u00a0the suspect hit and broke the window of the traffic vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Kgang was eventually taken to Stilfontein Health Centre to draw blood and resistance continued. He was ultimately taken to SAPS Stilfontein and a blood sample was taken from him.<\/p>\n<p>Matlosana mayoral spokesperson, Nick Mapheelle, told Newsday that the mayor, Fikile Mahlophe, is \u201cstill applying his mind on the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matter is currently before the courts and the mayor needs to let the legal avenues unfold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kgang apologises<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Damning-report-against-corruption-accused-CFO-of-vital-South-African-municipality.png?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Damning-report-against-corruption-accused-CFO-of-vital-South-African-municipality.png 1200w, https:\/\/newsday.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/newsday.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/newsday.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Following his release, Kgang posted an apology, with the City of Matlosana posting a link on their social media to a radio interview titled \u201cpublic apology.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have noted the video that has went viral and widely shared on various media platforms. Which has caused great concern, rightly so, given the fact that I am a public representative,\u201d said Kgang.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the circumstances and facts surrounding the incident were ventilated in a competent court of law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to unreservedly apologise to the community of Matlosana, my family and my organisation for the unfortunate occurrence,\u201d said Kgang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI further wish to categorically state that I will fully cooperate with the law enforcement agencies and the justice system to establish the facts surrounding the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is above the law, including myself as a public representative, hence my willingness to fully cooperate and abide by the legal processes that will ensue pertaining to this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MMC added that he is \u201ca mere human-being like anyone else with fallibility, which I take full responsibility for and commit to do better in my conduct henceforth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"text-center border p-3 bg-light mt-4 rounded\">You have read 1 out of 5 free articles. Log in or register for unlimited access.<\/div>\n<p>                        <!-- Share Data Setup for JavaScript --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#MMC #vital #South #African #city #arrested #drunk #driving #assault #charges #bail #Newsday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Matlosana\u2019s MMC for Economic Development and former spokesperson of the African National Congress\u2019s (ANC\u2019S) Youth League, Wesley&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48499,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48497\/revisions\/48499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}