Msunduzi mayor Zanele Hlatshwayo on Monday said she was not aware her bodyguard was under investigation by police for assault and pointing a firearm during a road rage incident in Pietermaritzburg last week.

"I don't know anything about the incident. It is the first time I am hearing about it," she said.

KwaZulu-Natal Midlands police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Henry Budhram confirmed police were investing allegations against Hlatshwayo's bodyguard.

"We have not charged him yet. We are busy with the investigation."

According to the Witness newspaper report, Gareth Brown (28), his brother, Lyndon (26) and Gareth Landsberg (26) alleged Hlatshwayo's bodyguard "behaved like a mad man" during the incident.

The paper also reported that the bodyguard had allegedly placed his pistol against Lyndon's head and shoved Gareth Brown in his chest with his rifle before slapping his face.

The incident allegedly happened last Wednesday.