Police in South Africa have arrested a 28-year-old man for impersonating a local mayor.

He had attempted to extort a woman with a promise to give her a tender.

The man was taken to the Durban central police station for processing and charged for extortion.

He will appear at the Durban magistrates court on 28 September.

South Africa police tweeted: https://twitter.com/SAPoliceService/status/1310150346199773184