The police station commander who announced the drunk driving arrest of Tony Yengeni has lost his job, Western Cape police said on Wednesday.

Superintendent Sphiwo Hewana was found guilty on six charges of serious misconduct at a disciplinary hearing in Cape Town on Tuesday, after an investigation linked him to a cover-up of the arrest.

"Hewana was sanctioned with a dismissal from the South African Police Service with immediate effect," said Superintendent Andre Traut.

Hewana, head of the Goodwood police station, was suspended without pay last year December.

He allegedly made conflicting statements relating to the arrest of Yengeni, former ANC chief whip and convicted fraudster, for allegedly driving drunk in Goodwood in November last year.

"Hewana still faces charges of attempting to defeat the ends of justice and incitement to commit perjury; these are still being investigated," Traut said.

With acknowledgements to Sapa.