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Abashushisi bathi umphathi wamatekisi uJoe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni kanye nabasolwa abathathu baphoqe usomabhizinisi wezimayini ukuthi akhokhe imali yokuvikela cishe iminyaka emithathu.
Icala lashabalala ngemuva kokuthi umshushisi ehlulekile ukuvela enkantolo, kodwa iNational Prosecuting Authority ithi udaba luzobuya.
Omunye wabaphathi bamatekisi abasatshwa kakhulu futhi abanethonya eNingizimu Afrika manje ubhekene nezinsolo zokuqola, ukushushumbiswa kwemali kanye nokuxhunyaniswa nobugebengu obuhleliwe.
UJoe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni oyisikhulu embonini yamatekisi, uvele enkantolo noBafana Sindane, uMvimbi Masilela noPhilemon Msiza.
La madoda amane asolwa ngokuqola usomabhizinisi wezimayini imali engaphezu kuka-R2.2 million phakathi kuka-2022 no-2025.
Amaphoyisa athi usomabhizinisi waphoqeleka ukuthi akhokhe imali yokuvikela iminyaka ngaphambi kokuthi agcine evule icala emaphoyiseni aseNingizimu Afrika.
USibanyoni wathola igama lesiteketiso elithi “Ferrari” ngenxa yothando lwakhe ngohlobo lwezimoto zezemidlalo zase-Italy zikanokusho.
Kodwa isithombe esikhazimulayo esizungeze umphathi wamatekisi manje sesigubuzelwe yizinsolo ezibucayi zobugebengu.
Icala lasenkantolo lishintshe kakhulu ngesikhathi umshushisi uMkhuseli Ntaba ehluleka ukuvela enkantolo.
Imibiko ithi uNtaba ubeshayela eya enkantolo ngaphambi kokuba ajike ngenxa yokwesaba ezokuphepha.
Leso sigameko esishaqisayo senza ukuthi lolu daba lusulwe ohlwini lwenkantolo.
Umsolwa ubevele eqalile ukuqhubeka nesicelo sebheyili ngoLwesihlanu ngaphambi kokuthi icala ligoqwe isigubhukane.
Ithimba labammeli bakaSibanyoni kubikwa ukuthi bafuna ukuthi lolu daba lususwe ohlwini futhi umshushisi athathelwe izinyathelo.
INational Prosecuting Authority ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yaqinisekisa ukuthi uNtaba umisiwe emsebenzini.
UMqondisi kazwelonke wezokuShushiswa koMphakathi u-Advocate Andy Mothibi uthe umbuso uzobuyisela lolu daba enkantolo.
“Yize kudumaza lokhu kodwa asihlehli ngoba sinelungelo negunya lokulibuyisela icala,” kusho uMothibi.
“Ayikho indawo yokungajeziswa njengoba sisazimisele esibophweni sethu somthethosisekelo sokuthi baphendule labo abasolwa ngobugebengu.”
Okhulumela amaphoyisa aseMpumalanga uColonel Mavela Masondo uthe abaphenyi bakholwa wukuthi basenecala eliqinile.
“Uphiko lwamaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika iMpumalanga Organised Crime Unit lusamile kwelokuthi lusenecala eliqinile yize kunezintuthuko zakamuva,” kusho uMasondo.
Ukudlondlobala kukaSibanyoni sekunesikhathi eside kuzungezwe ukunconywa kanye nezingxabano.
Kuthiwa waqala njengomshayeli wetekisi ngo-1985 ngaphambi kokuthenga itekisi yakhe yokuqala eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva.
Ukusuka lapho, wakha isizinda sebhizinisi esikhulu esihlanganisa amatekisi, amabhasi, izimayini, ezokuthutha, ezokwakha, ubuchwepheshe bolwazi kanye nempahla.
Imibiko ithi amabhizinisi akhe abiza ngaphezu kuka-R300 million.
Kukholakala ukuthi ulawula amatekisi angu-400 asebenza eGauteng naseMpumalanga.
Umthelela wakhe unamandla ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zaseMpumalanga njengaseKwaggafontein, lapho ethathwa njengomunye wabantu abanamandla kakhulu ematekisini esifundazweni.
USibanyoni uphinde wakhuphuka erenki ngaphakathi kweSouth African National Taxi Council kanti uke waba ngusihlalo wesifundazwe nePhini likaMengameli.
Sekuyiminyaka imboni yamatekisi ixhunyaniswa nezimpi ezinodlame, ukunxeshezelwa kokuvikela kanye nezimangalo zamaqembu obugebengu asebenza ngemuva kwezigcawu.
Phezu kwezinsolo ezimile kuyena, uSibanyoni usezakhele igama emphakathini njengosomabhizinisi nophilisa abantu.
Esebenzisa i-Joe Sibanyoni Foundation, unikela ngamaphasela okudla futhi usiza ekwakheni izindlu zemindeni empofu eMpumalanga.
Khonamanjalo, iNational Taxi Alliance iziqhelelanisile nesikhulu samatekisi.
Okhulumela iNational Taxi Alliance, uTheo Malele, uthe uSibanyoni akakaze abe yilungu lale nhlangano.
“Singakuqinisekisa ukuthi ubengelona ilungu leNational Taxi Alliance, sicela athinte iSantaco njengoba ebeyilungu khona,” kusho uMalele.
ISantaco yenqabile ukuphawula ngokuboshwa noma izinsolo.
“Asinakho ukuphawula ngayo yonke imibuzo njengoba kwabiwe,” kusho okhulumela iSantaco uRebecca Phala.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Isikhulu samatekisi uJoe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni usolwa ngokuqola nokushushumbisa imali.
Umthombo wesithombe: NPA