Was the Democratic Alliance’s Mayor Memory Booysen sexting a job seeker?

The DA-run Plettenberg Bay has survived a major housing scandal and a major electricity theft scandal involving municipal employees. Even more miraculous was the municipality getting rubber stamped with a Clean Audit.

The Western Cape and the DA, like the ANC across South Africa is no stranger to strange happenings… and these type of things, especially in the Western Cape, rarely get the media coverage needed.

However, as if it isn’t natural, as if humans aren’t the final product of many sexual attempts, it’s the sex story that gets the biggest headlines.

That’s what’s happened with the allegation that Mayor Memory Booysen was sexting via WhatsApp with a woman called Pumie who was seeking a municipal job.

The DA have dismissed it as election propaganda, which it may well be. As has been proven, the battle for the small towns in the Eden District, under which Plettenberg Bay falls, can be vicious.

Being associated with the negative side of sex is an ugly thing. Mayor Memory Booysen would have been better off if he’d gone with his party’s blanket denial. Instead, he told the Cape Times that the messages happened whilst his phone had been sent for repairs.

Seemingly in conflict, Booysen told The Herald that his phone could have been accessed by someone in his office or at home, saying “I would conduct an investigation among the various individuals who ordinarily enjoy access to my phone.”

Hopefully Mayor Memory Booysen will back himself up by laying a charge with the SAPS so that they can investigate and tell us the truth. Be interesting to see if that happens.

If someone did, they would have to have accessed it several times on several days, day and night.

Here are those alleged WhatsApp messages between Mayor Memory Booysen and the jobseeker (if anyone can suggest better translations, please do):

2016/01/15, 14:24 – Pumi: Hey
2016/01/15, 21:06 – Pumi: Bhuti,Mpinga (CLAN NAME) or Sodolophu
2016/01/15, 21:06 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Lol..hi
2016/01/15, 21:07 – Pumi: Suhleka chino,kunini ndikubhuqa
2016/01/15, 21:08 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Uzandenzani ? (What are you going to do with me?)
2016/01/15, 21:09 – Pumi: Uzobona xa ndikufumene,ubuthe ndize kuwe nje Senzwa that day sidibana etown (you will see when I get you. You said i must come that day we met in town
2016/01/15, 21:10 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Hayibo ..ndiyohika ( I am afraid)
2016/01/15, 21:11 – Pumi: Lol ukwalilo negwala kanti ( you are also a coward)
2016/01/15, 21:12 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Pleez b gentle with me…
2016/01/15, 21:13 – Pumi: Haaaaa,singabonana nini bhuti ukhona umba odla umzi pls Senzwa (when can we see each other there’s is a matter I want to discuss with you )
2016/01/15, 21:13 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Next week
2016/01/15, 21:13 – Pumi: Why day n time?
2016/01/15, 21:14 – Pumi: What sori
2016/01/15, 21:14 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Wednesday
2016/01/15, 21:15 – Pumi: What time sani?
2016/01/15, 22:03 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Wenzani (what are you doing)
2016/01/15, 22:10 – Pumi: Zama ukulala (I am trying to sleep )
2016/01/15, 22:10 – Pumi: Wena? (you )
2016/01/18, 11:18 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Usandifuna? ( do you still want me?)
2016/01/18, 11:19 – Pumi: Ewe pls (yes pls )
2016/01/18, 11:20 – Pumi: Kakhulu (very much )
2016/01/18, 11:21 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Uzandenzani ? (what are you going to do with me?)
2016/01/18, 11:21 – Pumi: Zobona xa ndikufumene (you will see when I get you? )
2016/01/18, 11:22 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Emini or ebusuku ( day or night? )
2016/01/18, 11:22 – Pumi: Emini (day )
2016/01/18, 11:23 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Nhono ebusuku (no night )
2016/01/18, 11:23 – Pumi: Lol khawuyeke ukudlala marn,uphi NGK? (stop playing where are you now?
2016/01/18, 11:25 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Ctwn
2016/01/18, 11:26 – Pumi: Uhambe mini?kunini ndifuna ilift eza apho (when did you drive to Cape Town because I need a lift
2016/01/18, 11:30 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Last nite..no I can’t travel with u…ndakuyimisa imoto endleleni (I am going to stop the car on the road )
2016/01/18, 11:31 – Pumi: Sheree ubuya nin? (when are you coming back? )
2016/01/18, 11:31 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Wednesday
2016/01/18, 11:32 – Pumi: Hay unezinto shame,ngendihambe nawe ( I could have travel with you)
2016/01/18, 11:33 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: That’s risky nje..
2016/01/18, 11:39 – Pumi: Njani ke? (how)
2016/01/18, 11:45 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Umzimba wam uzakufuna (my body will want you)
2016/01/18, 11:45 – Pumi: Size ime klk kum ngaphandle ukuba ulichina
2016/01/18, 11:48 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Kwaaaa…hahaha …they don’t die kondwa…
2016/01/18, 11:49 – Pumi: I know,if ulilo me iyakuma lonto yakho BT Amampinga size avume ingene ayakuwuvala owam umngxunya
2016/01/18, 11:51 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I wil open it with my hands
2016/01/18, 11:52 – Pumi: Lol haaaaaaaaa
2016/01/18, 11:52 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Than ndiyifake
2016/01/18, 11:52 – Pumi: Sies
2016/01/18, 11:53 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Yummy !!
2016/01/18, 11:54 – Pumi: Sies marn
2016/01/18, 11:54 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Slowly
2016/01/18, 11:54 – Pumi: Fikele ndawoni apho
2016/01/18, 11:54 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: eHotel
2016/01/18, 11:55 – Pumi: Oh k,yayazi ibluedowns uphi?
2016/01/18, 11:55 – Pumi: Iphi
2016/01/18, 11:55 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Yep
2016/01/18, 11:56 – Pumi: Ndicela ubuye neoven yam pls andinastove apha
2016/01/18, 11:58 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I am with other councillors
2016/01/18, 11:58 – Pumi: Zoyfaka ebootini klk
2016/01/18, 12:00 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I am not allowed to drive around
2016/01/18, 12:01 – Pumi: Oh k
2016/01/18, 12:01 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: If I was alone bby 4 u anything klk
2016/01/18, 12:02 – Pumi: Mnxim wenaa
2016/01/18, 12:02 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: In exchange 4 …..
2016/01/18, 12:04 – Pumi: Nothing,mamela me,the ndithethe NGK,ndandisebenza ecrags elibrary BT ndayeka ngezizathu ezithile.now andisebenzi n kunzima,ndicela wenze icebo,inkulu into endakwenzela yona
2016/01/18, 12:06 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Hahaha…how big?
2016/01/18, 12:07 – Pumi: Veri veri big andikuxokisele,bayasokola abantwana bam ngk
2016/01/18, 12:07 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I understand that..I don’t like big things
2016/01/18, 12:08 – Pumi: What size u like?
2016/01/18, 12:08 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I like wet things
2016/01/18, 12:08 – Pumi: Hay hay
2016/01/18, 12:10 – Pumi: Ndizakusebenza imini nobusuku ukuqiniselisa we win again
2016/01/18, 12:11 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Hahaha…
2016/01/18, 12:11 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: That’s not wet njena
2016/01/18, 12:12 – Pumi: Nton ewet nha?
2016/01/18, 12:12 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Garden of Eden
2016/01/18, 12:12 – Pumi: Kuphi apho?
2016/01/18, 12:13 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Lol…heaven on earth
2016/01/18, 12:14 – Pumi: F ndizosebenza
2016/01/18, 12:15 – Pumi: But kukude ezulwini
2016/01/18, 12:15 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Izulu kaEva marni
2016/01/18, 12:16 – Pumi: Lindawoni?
2016/01/18, 12:16 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: In the middle
2016/01/18, 12:17 – Pumi: Lol b3 yam iflat soncokola later
2016/01/18, 12:17 – Pumi: So uyathembisa ngesthuba?
2016/01/18, 12:18 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I don’t know what u want
2016/01/18, 12:19 – Pumi: Sikhona kulelibrary ilapha etown,bebesikhuphile last year early Dec.but NGK ndingsngena naphi apho kukho igap khona
2016/01/18, 12:20 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Did u apply
2016/01/18, 12:20 – Pumi: Ewe I dd
2016/01/18, 12:21 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Ok
2016/01/18, 12:22 – Pumi: Pls SPK 2 Mrs.Johnston about it.ngekhe uzisole
2016/01/18, 12:22 – Pumi: I promise
2016/01/18, 12:23 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: U promise what?
2016/01/18, 12:23 – Pumi: Ngekhe uzisole trust me
2016/01/18, 12:23 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I still don’t know
2016/01/18, 12:24 – Pumi: Lonto uyifunayo
2016/01/18, 12:24 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Ndifuna into emnandi
2016/01/18, 12:25 – Pumi: Kulungile klk m down on my kness spiritually n physically
2016/01/18, 12:38 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Eish …!
2016/01/18, 12:51 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: !!
2016/01/18, 13:34 – Pumi: What nw?
2016/01/18, 13:36 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Waiting game
2016/01/18, 13:36 – Pumi: Don’t get u
2016/01/18, 13:37 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I wait 4 u ,u wait 4 me
2016/01/18, 13:37 – Pumi: Fun uthini wena
2016/01/18, 13:38 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: U tell me bby
2016/01/18, 13:39 – Pumi: Sobona xa ukhona
2016/01/18, 13:39 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Shuuuuu
2016/01/18, 13:40 – Pumi: Khandiyeke ndivase iskorokoro sam
2016/01/18, 13:41 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Wena sovasile?
2016/01/18, 13:41 – Pumi: Yebo
2016/01/18, 13:41 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: What a pity
> 2016/01/18, 13:42 – Pumi: Chat later
> 2016/01/18, 13:45 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Did u wash ur whole body
> 2016/01/18, 13:45 – Pumi: Haaaaa
> 2016/01/18, 13:45 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Ndiyabuza
> 2016/01/18, 13:45 – Pumi: Ewe
> 2016/01/18, 13:46 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Xoka
> 2016/01/18, 13:46 – Pumi: Ndivuka ndivase
> 2016/01/18, 13:47 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: What r u wearing?
> 2016/01/18, 13:47 – Pumi: Lokhwe
> 2016/01/18, 13:47 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: What else bby?
> 2016/01/18, 13:48 – Pumi: Yodwa ch kushushu
> 2016/01/18, 13:48 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: U joking …serious
> 2016/01/18, 13:49 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Please show me
> 2016/01/18, 13:49 – Pumi: Hay hay
> 2016/01/18, 13:49 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Pleeeez
> 2016/01/18, 13:49 – Pumi: Kukho abantu
> 2016/01/18, 13:50 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: U have a room & bathroom njena bby
> 2016/01/18, 13:50 – Pumi: Hay marn ndivasa imoto
> 2016/01/18, 13:51 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Only one minute
> 2016/01/18, 13:51 – Pumi: Not nw
> 2016/01/18, 13:54 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I beg 2
> 2016/01/18, 13:54 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Just go inside tuu
> 2016/01/18, 13:55 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: It’s one minute & 1 click than u press send
> 2016/01/18, 13:59 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeez bby
2016/01/18, 14:04 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: ??
2016/01/18, 14:15 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: !
2016/01/18, 14:44 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Asssseblief
2016/01/18, 14:49 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Just once…!
2016/01/18, 14:52 – Pumi: Nope
2016/01/18, 14:52 – Pumi: K xap,bona imcd call yakho
2016/01/18, 14:53 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Once qha
2016/01/18, 14:54 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Tuuuuuu
2016/01/18, 14:54 – Pumi: Usemeetimgini
2016/01/18, 14:54 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Break ngoku
2016/01/18, 14:57 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: !!
2016/01/18, 15:05 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Where is the pic bby
2016/01/18, 15:08 – Pumi: I don’t lyk sending such pics yaz
2016/01/18, 15:13 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Always 1st & last time
2016/01/18, 15:14 – Pumi: No that s nt me
2016/01/18, 15:18 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: What do u prefer?
2016/01/18, 15:20 – Pumi: Hey andazi lol
2016/01/18, 15:22 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Just a preveiw
2016/01/18, 15:27 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Ndiyacela
2016/01/18, 15:35 – Pumi: Ha a ndibhala nzima intombi yam iyakhala
2016/01/18, 15:37 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Eish
2016/01/18, 19:56 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I am still horny…
2016/01/18, 20:24 – Pumi: U must b joking
2016/01/18, 20:26 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Y
2016/01/19, 10:40 – Pumi: Buy a nini?
2016/01/19, 10:47 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: 2day
2016/01/19, 10:49 – Pumi: Oh k
2016/01/19, 11:37 – Pumi: So uzovukela espan ngomso?
2016/01/19, 12:09 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Yep
2016/01/19, 12:09 – Pumi: OK k
2016/01/19, 12:10 – Pumi: C u 2moro then
2016/01/19, 12:12 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: No u don’t have 2 come all the way cause u told me the issue I must just follow up on ur request
> 2016/01/19, 12:14 – Pumi: Oh k Senzwa
2016/01/19, 12:18 – Pumi: Enkoc kakhulu
2016/01/19, 12:29 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I am no longer Senzwa..I am a China
2016/01/19, 12:30 – Pumi: Haaaaaaa kwaaaa sundihlekisa marn ndatsho ndavusa umntana
2016/01/19, 12:35 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Lol
2016/01/19, 12:35 – Pumi: Hayke china
2016/01/19, 12:36 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Ewe ..ndililo iChina kuwe
2016/01/19, 12:37 – Pumi: Tjooo
2016/01/19, 12:37 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: What?
2016/01/19, 12:38 – Pumi: Lonto klk ubelichina kum,
2016/01/19, 12:39 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I can’t help it
2016/01/19, 12:40 – Pumi: I wonder y?
2016/01/19, 12:41 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: I wanna ….u
2016/01/19, 12:41 – Pumi: ???
2016/01/19, 12:42 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Feel,smell &…..u
2016/01/19, 12:43 – Pumi: …..?
2016/01/19, 12:43 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: S….you
2016/01/19, 12:45 – Pumi: Kutheni ingabizwa na lento?
2016/01/19, 12:46 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Nawe klk uwutumeli apho funeka ingene kuyo
2016/01/19, 12:46 – Pumi: Mnxim suka
2016/01/19, 12:46 – Pumi: Ndimdala MNA 4 ezonto
2016/01/19, 12:48 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Even better…mature steak
2016/01/19, 12:48 – Pumi: Lol hay ndithule
2016/01/19, 12:49 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Tumela suthula
2016/01/19, 12:52 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: !
2016/01/21, 12:00 – Pumi: Molweni echina land
2016/01/22, 11:04 – Pumi: Hey
2016/01/22, 12:33 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Lol…howzat
2016/01/22, 13:45 – Pumi: Gud n u
2016/01/25, 10:06 – Pumi: Sodolophu> O
2016/01/26, 14:42 – Pumi: Memory ndiakubiza
2016/01/27, 13:53 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: What’s up ?
2016/01/27, 15:08 – Pumi: Uthe cwaka
2016/01/28, 13:36 – Pumi: Kwenzeka ntn?
2016/02/04, 12:35 – Pumi: So awuthethi Nam NGK?
2016/02/19, 11:16 – ‪+27 83 294 3951‬: Hayibo
2016/02/19, 11:51 – Pumi: Yebooo