Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - A wedding scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 5, 2026, was called off after the arrest of the groom and his father for drunk driving in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The drama unfolded following a major operation by the Road
Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), which arrested a total of 45 motorists
for drunk driving on Saturday night, April 4 and into the early hours of
Sunday.
The KZN Department of Transport spokesperson Ndabezinhle
Sibiya confirmed the arrests in a statement.
Others who were caught up in the crackdown included a
lecturer who claimed he could 'go a week speaking only English without using
Zulu', a safety manager, two teachers, two nurses, a pharmacist, a chief
liaison officer from a local municipality, and a student.
“A wedding
scheduled to take place at 11h00 today has been called off following the arrest
of a soon to be married son and his father in Newcastle,” the statement read.
"A
total of 45 motorists were arrested by RTI for drunk driving in Newcastle last
night and early this morning.
"Those
who were arrested and failed to answer the question, #NenzaniLaEzweni are the
following:-
● Groom and
his father
● 1 Lecturer (Who said he can speak in English without using Zulu for a week)
● 1 Safety Manager
● 2 Teachers
● 2 Nurses
● 1 Pharmacist
● 1 Chief liaison officer from a local municipality
● 1 Student
MEC Siboniso
Duma said “Arrest all of them and have no mercy.”
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