Johannesburg - The mayor of Sedibeng Municipality has spent a night in the cells at Vanderbijlpark police station after he was arrested for alleged drunk driving and bumping into another vehicle.
Mahole Simon Mofokeng is alleged to have knocked another car while he was leaving a hotel in Vanderbijlpark on Tuesday evening.Police were called and Mofokeng was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent and reckless driving.
Provincial police spokesman Brigadier Neville Malila confirmed that Mofokeng had been taken to hospital, where his blood was drawn.“He was only released this morning, on R1 000 bail.
“He was released from the police station and did not have to appear in court.“His case has been postponed to September 5,” Malila said.
Mofokeng’s spokesman, Dan Manoeli, said: “All we know is that there was a minor accident that took place involving the mayor. We don’t have details and can’t confirm the reports over his arrest.
“We can’t get hold of him or the municipal manager.”This is not the first time that there has been drama involving Mofokeng and alcohol.In February, he was in a bar in Vanderbijlpark when he fell and had to be helped up.Manoeli said they suspected at the time that Mofokeng’s drink had been tampered with.
“He went to the bar to meet some people, and while still waiting, he ordered a drink. He went in and out of the bar, and within a short period of time he felt dizzy and collapsed. That is when we suspected the drink might have been poisoned or spiked.”
Pop-up retailing has made big inroads for landlords as tenants embrace the idea of having a short-term lease for quick and maximum exposure to shoppers.Department store Myer embraced the new style of shopping last December, with pop-up stores at Southern Cross Station (above) and Bondi Junction in Sydney.
The outlets sold an array of small gifts, from perfumes to handbags, with gift wrapping services to catch the late Christmas shopper. More are planned this year.
Lend Lease has had an 8 per cent growth in turnover since the beginning of the year and plans to increase offerings in all its shopping centres.
The model, previously known as ''casual mall leasing'', was traditionally identified as the new car being advertised in the middle of a shopping centre, or an untenanted shop filled with shoes and a spruiker on a public address speaker.
But as malls evolve to keep fresh, pop-up retailers are securing prime space in front of major tenants, busy thoroughfares and shopping centre entrances.
Lend Lease's national new business manager for pop-up retail, Sally Harding, says every spare space in a shopping centre is considered a prime location.
''Every area of a mall is available, such as a wall, which can be interactive, parts of the car park, the centre circle and along the walkways,'' Ms Harding said.
After they left, Ms. Stromberg realized the bags were gone and called the police. When she checked the changing room, she found five clothes hangers hidden beneath a cabinet and began to take inventory, at which point she discovered that the duo had also made off with five dresses by Chanel and Herve Leger.
Ms. Stromberg, who worked for many years in Manhattan’s garment district, said that she keeps a sharp eye on the store, which is her pride and joy. She has seen occasional attempts at shoplifting, she said, usually by young girls. “I just tell them, give me the blouse.”
She did not discuss the value of the stolen items in a phone interview on Tuesday, but a single Hermes or Chanel handbag can go for several thousand dollars.“I’m still waiting for the mug shots,” she said. “This is not the first time they did it. They have to get caught somewhere.”
She believes the Corner Closet was specifically targeted by the two, speculating that a third party had cased out the shop in advance. She is now installing a surveillance camera system in the store.The village could do more to protect shop owners, Ms. Stromberg said. “Why doesn’t the village have outdoor cameras?” she wondered, asking why the burden of surveillance is placed solely on merchants.
Ms. Stromberg said police told her that the robbers may have struck another store as well, in Bridgehampton.
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