Arthur Greene
Uthisha wesikole samabanga aphansi u-Ernest Sejake umchaza njengomfundi ogqamile nomfundi onekhono, futhi wayengeke amangale uma engaba ngummeli oqavile uma esekhulile.
Kodwa ebengakulindele ukuthi uzoboshwa ngokuba ngummeli okhohlisayo, osebenzise ubuhlakani bakhe ukuqola abantu imali yabo.
Wayengazi nokuthi ngolunye usuku uyosebenzisa amakhono akhe ukumqola.
Ngemuva kokwenza imikhonyovu eminingi, uSejake waboshwa ngoNcwaba wanikezwa ibheyili yezi-R10,000. Lokho kubukeka kungamvimbanga ekuqhubekeni nokuqola abantu abaningi.
Uthisha wakhe utshele i-Scrolla.Africa ukuthi ngesikhathi esengozini yemoto, uSejake wathi uzomsiza ngokusemthethweni.
Uthe uSejake ubefuna izi-R8 500, abemnikeza wona, kodwa uthi akazange amsize ngalutho.
“Ubelokhu ebeka izaba mayelana nokuba khona komvalelo,” kusho yena.
Uthe wethuka kakhulu ngesikhathi ethola ukuthi uSejake ubengelutho ngaphandle kommeli okhohlisayo.
Esinye isisulu sakhokhela uSejake izi-R97 000 ngesikhathi sifaka isehlukaniso nonkosikazi waso.
Lo mlisa uthe ubemuthemba uSejake ngoba ubesewine amacala amaningi omndeni enkantolo.
“Wanginqobela icala ngesikhathi umasipala enqaba ukungikhokhela ngoba ngingusomabhizinisi. Bengimthatha njengommeli womndeni futhi ngimethemba,” kusho isisulu.
“Ngilahlekelwe yimali kodwa ngikhululekile ngokuthi uboshiwe.”
Izisulu zithi zifuna ukubona uSejake esejele ngoba wayethatha imali abayisebenzele kanzima kubantu abangenacala.
Okhulumela amaphoyisa uBrigadier Motantsi Makhele uthe uSejake ubesebenza enkampanini yabammeli.
“Ikhasimende elilodwa laqolwa imali engaphezu kwezi-R25,000 ngumsolwa owayemele yena,” kusho uMakhele.
Enye yezindlela ezijwayelekile zikaSejake kwakuwukulinda kwikheli lakudala lenkampani yabammeli – ayekade esebenza kulo – ngemuva kokuthulela kwenye indawo. Lapho, wayezolanda amaklayenti ayengaqaphile futhi engazi ukuthi ikheli lale nkampani selishintshile.
Amaphoyisa acele izisulu ukuthi zishayele uSayitsheni uTebogo Ratlhagana ku-079 234 0342 noma zithinte amaphoyisa ase-Kroonstad noma i-Crime Stop ku-08600 10111.
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