Patriotic Alliance (PA) Cape Town mayoral candidate and Ward 51 councillor Cheslyn Daniels Image: Ayanda Ndamane / Independent MediaPatriotic Alliance (PA) Cape Town mayoral candidate and Ward 56 councillor Cheslyn Daniels has been arrested alongside a 30-year-old woman, who is believed to be his current wife, following an alleged domestic dispute in Belhar on Women's Day weekend. The arrests were confirmed by Western Cape police after PA leader Gayton McKenzie took to social media to inform party supporters that Daniels and his wife, Devenay Rayners, had been arrested. The precise circumstances surrounding the alleged assault and alleged breach of the court order have not yet been publicly detailed by police. Daniels is a PA councillor representing Ward 56 in the City of Cape Town has also been announced as the party’s mayoral candidate for Cape Town ahead of the 2026 local government elections. Petersen further claimed that Daniels’ current wife became involved in the altercation.