Celani Sikhakhane
A KZN traditional healer, who was arrested for allegedly defrauding Absa Bank a sum of R103 million, could find himself in prison.
The sangoma claimed in a video to be rich because of the powerful muthi he uses.
But the sangoma, Mabalengwe Elvis Ntombela from Melmoth, is linked to a case of an Absa engineer Xolela Masebeni, who was accused of stealing R103 million that was transferred to different accounts from the Sandton branch last year.
Ntombela was arrested along with Masebeni’s widow,Nanelwa Nondlanzi, on Thursday.
After his arrest, a video surfaced with Ntombela telling people to come and buy his get-rich muthi.
“As I am talking, I’m driving a R1-million car and that vehicle is not the only car we have,” he boasted in the clip.
“We probably have about 20 of them. I’m living the good life.”
He claimed he bought cars for cash and doesn’t owe any bank, saying it was all because of his muthi. The muthi, he said, also worked in casinos to win cash.
Six people were arrested and charged with fraud and corruption.
They are expected to appear in court on Wednesday for bail application.
Another suspect, Xolela Masebeni, who was a specialist engineer at Absa, was killed at his home in February this year.
It is alleged that his widow and others defrauded Capitec bank in Cape Town of R3,2 million.
