A case of intimidation and crimen injuria had been opened but no arrests had been made, police spokesperson Superintendent Henry Budhram said on Thursday.

"We are busy taking statements at this time."

Beeld newspaper reported on Thursday that the woman driver was receiving antiretroviral treatment after one of the Msunduzi mayor's bodyguards allegedly spat in her face during a confrontation on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal on March 18.

Kathleen Drummond was allegedly forced off the road, harassed and spat on twice.

The incident occurred near the Umbumbulu off-ramp on the N3 and involved two bodyguards attached to mayor Zanele Hlatshwayo's VIP protection unit. They were on their way to Durban airport to pick up the mayor at the time, Beeld reported.

Drummond reportedly had to take ARVs on her doctor's instructions after the saliva of one of the bodyguards landed in her eye.

Drummond said she was driving towards Durban around 5pm when a black VW Golf with a blue light flashed at her to move into the slow lane. After she did so she was cut off and forced to stop. The driver then confronted her.

"A man with red, wild eyes told me to open my window and tried to pull it down when I refused. He then leaned into the car and spat on me. Some of it landed in my eye," Drummond was quoted in the report as saying.