By OBAKENG MAJE
Lazarus Mosimane (49) from Ganyesa village near Vryburg said a family feud has driven him into depression. Mosimane said a fight over family properties is taking toll on him and he wants closure.
According to information, Lazarus and Isaac Mosimane (55) who are biological brothers are fighting over 20 supermarkets.
“I am crestfallen after my brother refused to hand over my 20 shops and continue making strategies against me. He wants to rob me my properties that I registered under his name. Back in the days during apartheid, I acquired stands and built 15 supermarkets in Ganyesa village and 5 in Morokweng village respectively.
“However, I made a costly mistake by registering all those businesses under my brother’s name because I trusted him. He said I should register those businesses under him as he had a book of life and working for government,” he said.
Mosimane said they agreed to lease all those properties to foreign businesspersons and let them pay rent every month. However, he said things took a nasty turn back in 2012, when he requested his brother to sign over those properties back to him.
“He blatantly refused to sign my properties back to me. He only tabled an offer of R100 000 to buy me out. However, I refused because these shops make a turnover of R120 000 per month.
“There was a memorandum of understanding (MoU) but he refuses to recognise it. He had now connived with a local magistrate and opened protection orders against me to threaten me. He also pointed me with a firearm and I fear for my life,” said Mosimane.
He said he had opened two cases against his brother (Protection order case and Pointing of a firearm). Mosimane said he went through depression after losing all his hard-work to his ‘ungrateful’ brother, Isaac.
“I am now taking medication because of depression. The situation is too bad that we not even in good terms. He also took away my mother and I have not seen her in nine years,” said Mosimane.
North West police spokesperson, Capt Aafje Botma said: “We can confirm that a case of contravention of a protection order and pointing of a firearm were opened against Isaac Mosimane at Ganyesa Police Station.
“The suspect was arrested for the contravention of a protection order. In both cases, it is the same complainant and the same suspect who are brother and allegedly fighting over family businesses. The pointing of the firearm case was not placed on the court roll since the witness statement needs to be retaken and the contravention of the protection order case is still in court.”
The case was postponed until 19 November 2021.
Meanwhile, Isaac Mosimane refused to comment on the saga as he said the matter is still prejudice.
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