{"id":31192,"date":"2025-09-29T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=31192"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:48:08","slug":"cindy-makhathini-crashes-into-sasol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/cindy-makhathini-crashes-into-sasol\/","title":{"rendered":"Cindy Makhathini Crashes Into Sasol Petrol Station, Denies Drunk Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Social media influencer Cindy Makhathini was left shaken after crashing her car into a Sasol petrol station over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makhathini took to Instagram Stories to share details of the ordeal, posting images of the scene and assuring her followers that no one was hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI just crashed my car, not just crashed but crashed into a Sasol garage,\u201d she wrote, adding that her vehicle sustained only scratches, while the petrol station suffered considerable damage.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the frightening incident, the influencer said she was grateful for the kindness of the garage owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLuckily, no one was hurt. Also, my car was just scratched, but the damage I caused to the garage is too much. I am so lucky the owner was so kind and gentle with the situation,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gauteng-image-1759135161-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Gauteng News Image\" class=\"wp-image-31195\" style=\"width:608px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: The Citizen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cindy-makhathini-clarifies-i-was-not-drunk\">Cindy Makhathini Clarifies: \u2018I Was Not Drunk\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anticipating speculation, Makhathini dismissed claims that alcohol was involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFYI, I was not drunk. We were driving with a baby in the car, and it was a long distance. The police did a breathalyser test, and there was no alcohol in my blood. It was just an honest mistake,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She further revealed that she had fully cooperated with both the police and the petrol station owner, admitting the seriousness of the damage caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe car is still moving, but that is just the least of my worries. The damage I caused at that garage is too much, but I cooperated with the police and the owner,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cindy Makhathini parked car inside garage shop to buy refreshments \ud83e\udd27\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2AmpAU0jzQ\">pic.twitter.com\/2AmpAU0jzQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mnyamani \ud83d\udcfd (@Zikamnyamane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zikamnyamane\/status\/1972231934962184440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eyewitness-account-emerges\">Eyewitness Account Emerges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gossip blog <em>Maphepha Ndaba<\/em> later posted a video of an eyewitness describing the incident.<br>According to the man, the car appeared to roll into the station slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt was parked here. It came in slowly, like how a car would move if it\u2019s in first gear without the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/cindy-makhathini-crashes-car-into-petrol-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accelerator<\/a> engaged,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Makhathini has since told her followers that she will share more details once she has \u201ccalmed down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/jmpd-vehicle-safety-johannesburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JMPD on Vehicle Safety in Johannesburg: Check Your Car or Get Fined<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media influencer Cindy Makhathini was left shaken after crashing her car into a Sasol petrol station over the weekend. Makhathini took to Instagram Stories to share details of the ordeal, posting images of the scene and assuring her followers that no one was hurt. \u201cI just crashed my car, not just crashed but crashed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":31201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"Social media influencer Cindy Makhathini was left shaken after crashing her car into a Sasol petrol station over the weekend. 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