By Staff Reporter
The City of Harare has said it is keen to interview controversial socialite Malloti following a viral video in which she broke a clamp affixed on her Nissan Note along Kwame Nkrumah Avenue in the Central Business District (CBD).
In the viral video, Malloti born Namatai Bhobho is seen moving her car back and forth in an attempt to dislodge the clamp, ultimately succeeding but causing damage to the car’s front bumper.
As she was driving away, a man in civilian clothes is seen picking up the broken clamp and aiming it at Malloti’s car’s windscreen, breaking it.
After the incident, Malloti took to her Instagram saying, “These people clamped me at 4 PM, where should I have gone at that time to pay for the fine?”
“I am loaded with badness in my real life, it’s better to get a screen for $70 than to give these people even a dollar. It’s not about money, I just refused to be weighed down and wasting my time. First thing tomorrow morning is replacing the screen; as long as these people haven’t eaten my money, it’s a win for me.”
However, in a statement, the City of Harare said the man who damaged her windscreen is not an employee adding that they were keen to interview the owner of the car as breaking a clamp affixed on a car is an offence.
“We have taken note of the video of a blue motor vehicle Registration number AGG7256 which had been clamped by our parking marshals in the Central Business District.
“The vehicle is seen being driven back and forth and in the process breaking the clamp. The video further shows a man in civilian attire throwing a piece of the broken clamp on the windscreen of the speeding car. The City wishes to put the following on record:
“The man who is seen throwing the metal object at the car is not a member or an employee of the City of Harare.
“The breaking of a clamp affixed on a motor vehicle by an authorised officer is an offence.
“Consequently Harare Traffic Enforcement Unit is keen to interview the owner of the motor vehicle registration number AGG 7256 in connection with the breaking of a clamp,” the notice reads.
“Members of the public are encouraged to comply with the Harare (Clamping and Tow) bylaw 2005 which states that the release of clamped vehicles is upon payment of prescribed fines.”
Malloti made headlines earlier this year following revelations that she has been on the South African Police Services (SAPS) wanted list since 2017.
According to SAPS records, a warrant of arrest for one Namatai Bhobho who is facing charges of armed robbery was issued on January 19, 2018, at the Wynberg Magistrate Court in South Africa.
