Ward 25 Councillor Bongani Mazibuko, who has been charged by Ladysmith police with the rape of a 26-year-old woman, has been released on bail. He appeared in court on Tuesday and was released on R3000 bail.
The woman, believed to be a council employee, alleged that the councillor raped her during a two-year period.
Because of the nature of the charges, the woman cannot be named.
The alleged rape is being investigated by the Ladysmith FCS Unit.
It is alleged that between 2012 and 2014, the 26-year-old woman was an employee of a councillor in Colenso.
During this time, the councillor is alleged to have raped the woman.
The 43-year-old suspect, Cllr Bongani Mazibuko, was arrested and appeared briefly in the Colenso Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, April 2, where he was remanded into custody and the matter was postponed until Thursday, April 9.
He was remanded into custody until Tuesday, when he again appeared in court and was released on bail.
