Funeral today for Alph Modiba, former SABC News Polokwane TV assignment editor, who died on Monday after a horrific car crash in November 2017.

The funeral will be taking place today of Alph Modiba, a former SABC News Polokwane TV assignment editor who died on Monday, 12 March, after 4 months in hospital following a car crash in late-2017.

Alph Modiba's funeral service is taking place today at the Lebalangwe Village in Hammanskraal.

Alph Modiba worked at the SABC's regional office in Polokwane in the Limpopo province for the past 12 years.

Alph Modiba was hospitalised on 4 November 2017 after he was involved in a horrific car accident between Polokwane and Hammanskraal.

Alph Modiba worked at SABC News for about 36 years that included stints in KwaZulu-Natal, Johannesburg and Pretoria where his family lives. He was a political reporter in his earlier career and did coverage of the late president Nelson Mandela in the early 1990's.

He was arrested in August 2006 after he was pulled over and became embroiled in an altercation with traffic police after allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign and gave a false name, false house number and a false street name.

Lying SABC news editor Alph Modiba arrested after giving false information to police; will appear in court on charges of reckless driving, defeating ends of justice.

The SABC's Limpopo news editor Alph Modiba was arrested and jailed after allegedly lying to law enforcement after he was pulled over in Polokwane when he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign.

Alph Modiba, working for SABC News in the SABC's Polokwane office, allegedly lied after he became embroiled in an altercation with traffic police after he was pulled over.

Alph Modiba who was released on bail on Friday night and who is charged with defeating the ends of justice, giving false information, and reckless driving, is expected to appear in the Polokwane magistrate's court on Monday.

According to police spokesperson Captain Ntobeng Phala, Alph Modiba was pulled over by traffic cops after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Friday morning at the corner of Silicon and Hospital streets.

After he was pulled over and traffic police explained to him why he was stopped, Alph Modiba allegedly became embroiled in a fight with them.

The officers asked for this details, but Alph Modiba allegedly lied and gave a false name. He allegedly also gave a false house number and a false street name.

When asked where he worked, Alph Modiba, allegedly lied further, refusing to say he's working for the SABC's SABC News division, didn't want to give contact numbers and allegedly said he was unemployed.

The law enforcement officials became suspicious and discovered that the driver was allegedly lying.

"If motorists lie and deliberately provide false information to law enforcement, they can be arrested," warns Captain Ntobeng Phala.