PA Cape Town mayoral candidate Cheslyn Daniels arrested over alleged domestic dispute

Cape Town mayoral candidate Cheslyn Daniels and a 30-year-old woman, rumored to be his wife, have been arrested by Western Cape police following an alleged domestic dispute in Belhar on Women's Day. The arrests were announced by PA leader Gayton McKenzie on social media. The case involves allegations of common assault and a breach of a court order, according to Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk.

A 33-year-old man was also arrested in connection with the incident. The specific details of the alleged assault and the court order violation are yet to be disclosed by the police. Daniels, a councillor for Ward 56 in the City of Cape Town, has been selected as the party's mayoral candidate for the 2026 local government elections.

McKenzie stated that the incident involved Daniels' former wife but confirmed that police have not yet disclosed the identities of those involved or the exact circumstances leading to the arrests. A social commentator, Sebastian Petersen, claimed that the altercation was between Daniels and his former wife over their child, but these claims have not been independently verified.

The police confirmed that a child was returned to his mother after the arrests. Daniels and the other suspect are set to appear in Bellville Magistrate's Court on August 11. The party has not yet commented on the internal actions that Daniels might face while the criminal case is pending.