- The man was stabbed during one attack and lost his phone, jacket and shoes across all four robberies in Cape Town.
- He spent R8,000 on two grass cutting machines and now earns more than his old security guard salary of R5,500.
A 45-year-old man from the Eastern Cape has quit his job as a security guard in Cape Town after being attacked and robbed four times. He now runs a grass cutting business back home.
The man said the first robbery did not worry him much. But after the second and third attacks, he started thinking about leaving.
“When the first incident happened I took it lightly because everyone gets robbed, it happened for the second and third time and that’s when I started thinking about quitting and going back home,” he said.
After the third attack, he bought two grass cutting machines using his savings and salary. He spent R8,000 on the machines.
When the fourth attack came, he did not wait any longer. He was stabbed and feared the next attack could kill him.
“When the fourth attack occurred I didn’t think twice. I packed my bags. I was stabbed and I could see that the fifth attack might end my life,” he said.
During the attacks, he lost his phone, jacket and shoes.
As a security guard, he earned around R5,500. He now charges from R250 per yard, with bigger yards costing around R700.
“There are times when I make more than the salary I got as a security guard. And most of the time it is raining so the grass grows fast; the business is good,” he said.
He keeps one machine as a backup and uses the other for daily work. He now wants to save money, buy more machines and hire two people to help him take on more customers.
“My wish is to have more machines so that I can hire two people to do the jobs in other areas because I get customers every day,” he said.
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