By Xolisile Mazaleni
ZANDILE Nkwanyana was looking forward to a nice Christmas after saving about R10 000 through her stokvel.
But her neighbour allegedly stole her bank card, making five withdrawls and taking all her money
The 39-year-old from Motherwell near Gqeberha said she always thought the woman who lived in the backyard shack next to her was a helpful person, but now she knows she was mistaken.
“I used to let her family put money for her in my account and then give her my card to withdraw it.
“She knew my bank pin. When I received my stokvel savings, she stole my card and cellphone,” claimed Zandile.
She said when she first realised her cellphone had gone missing, she didn’t think her neighbour could be the culprit.
“My friends told me they had seen my neighbour boozing with her friends in town.
“When I went to check, her friends told me she had gone to her home in Dispatch .
“I followed her to Dispatch and was surprised to hear she had bought presents for everyone in her family.
“They had been given phones, groceries, shoes and clothes,” said Zandile.
“They said after she bought presents for everyone, she left home again and no one knows where she went.”
Zandile said she is now facing a black Christmas with nothing to celebrate.
“I want the police to arrest this woman so she can pay my money back,” she said.
Motherwell police spokesman Captain Petros Cholani confirmed a case of theft had been opened.
He said cops were investigating but that no arrest had yet been made.
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