Two appear for blue light shooting
Two bodyguards have appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate's court for allegedly opening fire on a motorist while escorting Umgungungdlovu district mayor Yusuf Bhamjee.
Two mayoral bodyguards have appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court on attempted murder charges, the Witness newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The two -- Thulasizwe Mbanjwa and Sthembiso Mokoena -- are alleged to have opened fire on a motorist on the N3 last week when they were escorting Umgungungdlovu district mayor Yusuf Bhamjee.
The newspaper reported that the men's lawyer Sphiwe Mncwango told the court on Monday that "my clients believed that the mayor's life was in danger" and were therefore entitled to shoot at the motorist.
The two men were granted bail of R5000 each and Magistrate Wendolyn Robinson postponed the case to November 18 or further investigation.
-Sapa