By Xolelwa Magaqa
BULELANI regrets throwing away his car keys when he was being hijacked in 2024
He believes he’d still have his eyesight if he hadn’t.
He believes he’d still have his eyesight if he hadn’t.
Bulelani Mngayana (36) from Khayamnandi in Dispatch , Eastern Cape, told Daily Kasi News , “1 was from a site on my way to drop off my team at their homes when amapara blocked my car.
“They forced me to open it and give them the keys.” threw the keys away, and when they could not find them they started hitting my head with knobkerries.
“He said doctors told him that due to too much injury on his forehead, veins became blocked and caused blindness.
“I’m totally blind and regret throwing away the keys. If you’re robbed, give them what they want rather than retaliating and losing what you will never replace,” he said.
Bulelani is the owner of Simanyene Construction Alternative, which he has been running since 2017.My daily responsibilities are managing the company.
“I make sure all emails are opened, read and replied to.”I compile quotations and visit the site. I do marketing and liaise with my team of builders, electricians, carpenters, drivers and administrative staff.
“He said some of his clients are Turbo Facilities Solutions, Absa and British American Tobacco.
“I’m a qualified carpenter who trained at Chamdor in Ngqurha for six months. After graduating I worked for companies including Associated Alteration, Komodo Shopfitters, and Office Direct.
“That’s where | learnt team work, running a building company, strategising on projects, and the importance of quality.”Bulelani said one of the disadvantages of being blind is not being able to see progress on aproject.
Bulelani said one of the disadvantages of being blind is not being able to see progress on a project.”I have to rely on the next person. Blindness can lead to rejection in business. When I do marketing, people ask how I’m going to do my job as I cannot see. I do not need my eyes to do my job. I have brains,” said Bulelani.
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