In December last year, DJ Zinhle, in her reality show The Unexpected, revealed that she had been a victim of cyber fraud. Now, it seems as though the alleged perpetrator had been arrested last year and was released on R5 000 bail.

 

 

 

 
To take you returned a touch bit, in one in every of her episodes, Zinhle become approached by using an worker who had informed her of mysterious transactions from her financial institution account. The worker, then stated to the cameras that Zinhle treats all of her employees like circle of relatives, so turned into left hurt when the employee allegedly stole from her.

“She treats each person like a member of the family, so I do not think she expects some thing like this from everyone folks.

She observed something off when there were two transactions made however had been in no way authorised through her.

Shortly after the episode aired, Sunday World suggested that she had opened a case of fraud and robbery on the Protea Glen police station.

The identification of the employee in question changed into in no way discovered but now several reviews say the lady is Phumzile Diko. The accused changed into reportedly arrested ultimate month, consistent with Sowetan Live. Her bail listening to became on Wednesday on the Protea magistrate’s court docket on May four and it turned into granted at R5 000.

The 33-yr-old does but deny stealing the R500 000 from Zinhle. In her affidavit, as quoted by means of Drum, Diko stated, “About the prices against me, I changed into in fee of the affairs of the complainant which included dealing with her business account…At all the more than one times applicable to the price sheet, I deny fraud complainants and all transactions that have been executed by using me were at the commands of the complainant.”

Sowetan Live then added some other quote from her affidavit and he or she said, “Monies were transferred by the complainant [DJ Zinhle] from her account to my account to carry out the obligations as according to her instructions.”

The self-hired DJ then adds, “I earn plus-minus R3,000 a week, depending on the quantity of activities I had been invited to. Alternatively, the largest amount I have ever earned become R3,000 in a single week which changed into during the festive season, this is December of 2021. It is inside the hobby of justice that I be launched on bail… my intentions are to plead not responsible.”

She stated she would plead no longer guilty, including that the state’s case in opposition to her is vulnerable, “The country’s case may be very susceptible in opposition to me. I even have now not but had sight of the content material of the docket. Furthermore, I even have R3 000 need to I be granted bail.”

Diko will be appearing in court again on June 21.

During last 12 months’s episode, it turned into suspected that the employee stole the funds in bits from July 2020, until July 2021. Totaling the quantity to R500 000. She allegedly had get admission to to Zinhle’s personal info consequently was able to switch the money out from her account. Zinhle did seemingly ask the worker for the reasons behind this. She became then allegedly left and not using a preference however to put fees.