A man has been charged with reckless and negligent driving following a collision with Jacob Zuma's convoy, National Spokesperson for South African Police Service, Athlenda Mathe, said on X on Friday.
“Police have arrested a 51-year-old man for drunk driving as well as on a charge of reckless and negligent driving. The man’s motor vehicle collided with former President Jacob Zuma’s official armored state vehicle,” Mathe said.
The accused will make appear before the Eshowe Magistrate Court next Tuesday.
The accident happened on the same day when it became known that the South Africa's Electoral Commission had upheld objections to Zuma's candidacy in parliamentary elections.
The ex-president's daughter and others believe that the former president was the intended victim of the staged accident. However, there is currently no evidence that could prove this.