The son of Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula was charged with drinking and driving in March after a crash in Cape Town, the Sunday Times has reported.
Siyabonga Nqakula, who was on holiday in Cape Town, allegedly hit a car when he drove a Toyota RunX — belonging to the Nqakula family — into oncoming traffic in Selwyn Street.
He was arrested after a breathalyser test was conducted, spent the night at the Caledon Square police station and appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court the next day, March 30.
He was granted bail of R500 and the case was postponed.
One of the two women in the other car was slightly hurt.
Nqakula’s spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi told the Sunday Times that although the family was worried about the accident, Nqakula believed his son should take responsibility for his actions and did not want to interfere in the legal process. — Sapa