Zinhle Ngidi confirmed on Twitter that she had been arrested. She also said she had been hit by a metro cop and then arrested.
She tweeted:
Just got arrested by metro police who hit me 1st then arrests me because iam a civilian how @dailysunsa @SowetanLIVE @sundayworld
— AlbumOutInStores (@ZinhlengidiSA) December 19, 2016
Daily Sun journalists are at a Johannesburg prison where she is being detained.
Details to follow.