Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Wesley Kgang, an ANC councillor and member of the mayoral committee (MMC) at the Matlosana Municipality, was arrested and charged with drunken driving early on Saturday morning January 24.
Kgang is also facing charges of assault, crimen injuria, malicious damage to property and resisting arrest after he was involved in a scuffle with traffic cops and also allegedly assaulted a female traffic official. Klerksdorp Midweek was told that the MMC was caught by traffic officers in Leask Street driving while facing oncoming traffic.
Video footage circulating on social media over the weekend showed Kgang involved in a scuffle with a group of at least three traffic cops who were taking him to a patrol vehicle. He refused to enter and gave the officials the run around.
North West police spokesperson Lt Col Sam Tselanyane confirmed the incident saying the traffic officials were busy with routine patrols when they spotted a black sedan vehicle facing the oncoming traffic. Tselanyane said a female traffic official allegedly stopped and approached the driver, who appeared to be under the influence of liquor.
When the cops questioned the councillor and informed him of his arrest, Kgang allegedly became aggressive and started to attack the female officials. The male officials who were there tried to intervene, which is when the resistance escalated. Police were also called to the scene and the man was restrained and taken to a police vehicle.
“The female official sustained an injury on her left hand. It is alleged that, while on the way to the health facility in Stilfontein to draw blood samples, the suspect hit and broke the window of the traffic vehicle.”
Kgang was expected to appear in the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday January 26. “He was released from police custody on Sunday January 25,” Tselanyane said.
