Port Elizabeth – Police have arrested a man for his involvement in the vandalism of the Queen Victoria statue in Govan Mbeki Avenue in Port Elizabeth last week.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg confirmed that a 24-year-old man had been arrested and was expected to appear in court on Monday.
The Queen Victoria statue, which has stood outside the city’s main library since 1905, was covered in green paint last week.
Video footage captured from CCTV cameras in the city centre shows a white male, apparently acting alone, climbing out of a vehicle just after 23:00 on Thursday evening and throwing paint on the statue.
He then climbed back into the vehicle and drove off.
The damage was later discovered later by guards on patrol in the area, and reported to authorities.
The CCTV footage has been handed over to the police forensics team.
News24
Alan Straton
Latest posts by Alan Straton (see all)
- South African Artist MARTHINUS Releases Debut Single - 6 November 2026
- MARTHINUS Releases Heartfelt Debut ‘i miss us not trying’ - 6 November 2026
- LaserWeeder Hire Runs Laser Units for SA Vegetable Growers - 6 November 2026
- HandPrinter Art Runs Linocut Workshops and Beginner Kits - 6 November 2026
- Feature Equipment Adds AM.CO.ZA Tooling and Laser Spares Shelf - 6 November 2026
Hmmm…..a bitter Boer?
and the arrests for the persons responsible for the horse memorial? Again there is no proper justice….no arrest at UCT but this idiot gets it…
We need to deal with all vandalism, malicious damage to public and private properties, lawlessness, assaults, murders, breakins with a HEAVY HAND. NO Mercy!!!. Only then we will appreciate and experience the freedom that others and I and more especially those and their families, who made the ultimate sacrifice we fought for since before 1976 for our freedom