Khethiwe Moeketsi’s bodyguards crash her official vehicle

Sources claim the two armed men were travelling with a friend to fetch a girlfriend in Greylingstad.

The Dipaleseng local municipality in Balfour, Mpumalanga has commissioned a “thorough” investigation into the alleged misuse of mayor Khethiwe Moeketsi’s official vehicle.

The car crashed Monday 18 July 2022 between Balfour and Greylingstad and it appears it lost control while avoiding a pothole – and ran on the bumpy side of the road before before hitting ‘something’ and releasing its airbags. One of its mag-rims is also damaged.

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The bodyguards allegedly did not have permission to drive the BMW on the night of the crash as they were using it for personal reasons.

The two armed men were allegedly with their traffic cop friend whose name is known to 013NEWS and had been coming from Greylingstad to allegedly fetch a girlfriend, according to sources.

The black BMW 320i is a 2021 model and Moeketsi got it about 4 months ago.

Acting municipal manager Lwazi Cindi said details about the accident are still “sketchy at the moment” and will wait for investigations to know what really happened.

He also said council will sit on Wednesday 27 July 2022 and discuss the issue formally, after which he will be in a better position to comment about the crash of the state vehicle.

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“Be that as it may be, please be advised that council is convening its ordinary seating on Wednesday the 27th July wherein this matter shall be expressed formally after which we shall be in a position to pronounce further details.

“Please rest assured that we remain committed to an accountable and transparent government,” said Cindi.

(edited by ZK)
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