At the tail end of a long weekend filled with festivities, Zodwa Wabantu found herself on the wrong side of the law.
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) socialite and x-rated performer was booked and busy with two appearances confirmed for Sunday 8 August at two event venues in Tembisa and Centurion.
Watch: Zodwa Wabantu booked for flouting curfew
At Alert Level 3, social gatherings are permitted at event venues until 21:00, an hour before the curfew sets in. For reasons that remain unknown, Zodwa and her team were out and about in the wee hours of Monday morning.
According to reports, the socialite was arrested by police at approximately 03:00. This video surfaced on social media, showing a masked Zodwa posing for what’s believed to be her mugshot.
Zodwa Wabantu got arrested at 3am this morning for breaking Covid-19 curfew rules.
— Musa Khawula (@khawula_musa) August 9, 2021
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Zodwa accuses SAPS officers of bribery
It’s believed the renowned performer has since been released from custody. However, for Zodwa, the war is not over.
In a video clip she posted on social media, Zodwa accused police officers who detained her of bribery, saying that a male cop had allegedly demanded R5 000 to let her and her crew go.
According to Zodwa, the crew had a work permit that allowed them free passage during curfew but the officers in question allegedly refused to bat an eyelash towards the document.
In the video clip, a female officer who was on duty at the time Zodwa made the recording, can be seen holding up her phone and taking videos. This officer, Zodwa said, heckled and called her derogatory names.
“The lady holding the phone we were both swearing at each other calling me all the names you call me,” she wrote.
Here is footage of Zodwa pleading her innocence in front of police officers who had gathered to apparently ridicule the social star.