Drunken Driving
latest news & developments
Motata misconduct tribunal to get under way at last
Motata is one of seven judges who face impeachment inquiries but whose cases have languished unresolved for years
Bees Roux pays victim’s family R750k, walks free
Blue Bulls rugby player Bees Roux has been given a suspended sentence on charges of culpable homicide for the murder of Sergeant Ntshimane Mogale.
McBride guilty of drunken driving
Former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was on Friday convicted of drunken driving and defeating the ends of justice
Bafana’s Mphela arrested for drunken driving
Bafana Bafana star striker Katlego "Killer" Mphela was arrested on Monday morning for drunken driving, a media report said on Tuesday.
JSC to discuss Motata’s fate
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will discuss the fate of Judge Nkola Motata, convicted of drunken driving, at its next sitting in April.
Cricketer blames cat over drunken-driving charge
England bowler Graeme Swann told a cop who stopped him for drunken driving that he had had to go out to buy screwdrivers to rescue his trapped cat.
Doctor Khumalo’s drunken-driving charge dropped
A Roodepoort court has dismissed a drunken-driving charge against former Bafana Bafana star Doctor Khumalo, the <i>Star</i> reported on Thursday.
Doctor: McBride was drunk
Former Ekurhuleni Metro police chief Robert McBride was not sober hours after he crashed his car in 2006, says the doctor who treated him on the day.
McBride was speeding before he crashed, court told
Former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride overtook another vehicle on a solid white line at high speed before he crashed, a court heard.
Court hears of attempts to get medical certificate for McBride
An Ekurhuleni metro police officer was asked to get a medical certificate for Robert McBride without a doctor examining him, a court heard on Monday.
McBride back in court on drunken-driving rap
The drunken-driving trial of axed Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was expected to continue in the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday.
Mthembu: Don’t do what I did
Since his arrest for drunken driving in Cape Town this month, the ANC’s senior spokesperson, Jackson Mthembu, apologises to everyone he meets.
ANC’s Mthembu pleads guilty to drunken driving
African National Congress spokesperson Jackson Mthembu has been convicted of drunken driving following a plea agreement with prosecutors.
‘No escape’ for drunk drivers
ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu will still be prosecuted for drunken driving despite reports that breathalyser tests will be discontinued.
‘Strange time’ for Mthembu to be drunk
ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu was arrested for drunken driving in Cape Town on Thursday morning — but this did not stop him from doing his job.