Lawyer of fraud-accused Nzuzo Njilo says court case could affect business

Suspected fraudster Nzuzo Njilo’s legal representative said the accused’s fraud case could affect his business.

Njilo and his co-accused Kwanda Ntshangase were granted bail at the Port Shepstone Magistrates Court on Friday.

They each face a charge of fraud linked to the dodgy sale of a truck to an unsuspecting businessperson in May 2021.

Njilo is said to be in the chrome mining business.

“He is into chrome business. Obviously, when you are in the media and all, your business partners will call in and enquire what is happening, and it is common sense that some of them may even pull away because they may not want to be associated with him,” said his lawyer, advocate Tiyani Vukeya.

Njilo was granted bail for R30,000, while Ntshangase is out on R3 000 bail.

The bail conditions are for both men to report to their nearest police stations twice a week, refrain from leaving the country or commit any other offences.

Njilo is the husband to media personality Faith Nketsi and the son of former Msunduzi Local Municipality Mayor Themba Njilo.

Njilo and Ntshangase are set to return to court in May.

Nzuzo Njilo to hand himself to police over fraud matter

The son of former Pietermaritzburg mayor Themba Njilo is expected to hand himself to the Durban police tomorrow (Monday) after a search warrant was issued by the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court this week.

Nzuzo Nkuthalo Njilo is on the police’s wanted list in connection with a fraud case dating back to 2021.

His lawyer, Lucky Nhlabathi of LM Nhlabathi Incorporated believes that the warrant of arrest was an “unnecessary public stunt” since Njilo was an ex-mayor’s son
According to police, Njilo, together with his co-accused Kwanda Ntshangase, allegedly defrauded two businesswomen out of R240 000 in May 2021. The pair pretended to be salesmen selling a truck at a dealership in Boksburg, Johannesburg.

The deal was sealed and the businesswomen paid the amount in two instalments, but the truck was never delivered. Once the money had been transferred into Njilo’s account, he allegedly closed it in August and disappeared.

Police said they had uncovered information on the truck sale agreement which was fraudulent and a criminal case was duly opened.
Nhlabathi told the Sunday Tribune that there was no reason for the police hunt, as they were in communication with police and they had agreed that Njilo would be brought to Durban from Johannesburg on Monday.

“There was no need, it’s just inflating intimidation and fear. We are of the view that the situation does not warrant the public stunt,” he said.

Nhlabathi said he was confident that his client would be granted bail on Monday, but questioned why he was facing a charge of fraud.

“My instructions are to come with my client on Monday. I will only be doing that because I believe he will get bail, otherwise I would not have informed the police. There is a thin line between a normal business transaction and a criminal act, this should not have taken so much attention,” he said.

Njilo is married to influencer and reality TV star Faith Nketsi. The couple tied the knot in a lavish traditional wedding in April last year and they have a daughter.

In October last year Njilo appeared at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court for fraud after failing to deliver copper concentrate to the owners of Lund Industries worth almost R1 million.

Owners of the company dragged him to court and obtained a court order to attach his movable assets to repay monies owed. Njilo’s bank accounts were frozen and his home furniture, which included beds, a fridge, a TV and couches was only worth R35 000.

‘She’s not wife material’ – Businessman Nzuzo Njilo under fire after marrying Faith Nketsi

It was an exciting time on Twitter this weekend after Faith Nketsi revealed that she had gotten married to her long-term boyfriend Nzuzo Njilo. While there was no formal announcement, Faith changed her handle to include her man’s surname, and photos and videos from the event were shared online.

Faith and Nzuzo were soon trending on Twitter as many people discussed their “secret wedding”. A number of trolls also started shaming Faith, who shot to fame as the leader of a girl twerk group.

South Africa’s queen of twerk is off the market and happily married to KwaZulu-Natal businessman and multi-millionaire Nzuzo Njilo – or at least that’s what she’s having us believe.

The former pro-twerkers group leader has added Njilo to her name on all her social media channels and was also seen looking all sorts of fabulous at what now appears to be her very secret wedding ceremony.While it’s all love for the beautiful couple, people on Twitter were not making beautiful comments about the wedding. In fact, a number of trolls were hellbent on ruining Faith’s beautiful day by remarking that she is not wife material.

@ATOMIC_KAI wrote: “It takes a very special type of idiot to make Faith Nketsi a wife.”

Sorry to break your hearts gents, but Faith Nketsi is out of the game.

Nzuzo Njilo calls her wifey now.. pic.twitter.com/hsAKaiplfs

— Big Mo (@MogomotsiLebot2) April 10, 2022

@Ration_Q commented: “Some guys are brave shame…Who the hell in their right mind would marry Faith Nketsi….boloi”

Faith’s many fans were not having it and quickly put the trolls in their place. Many remarked that most of the men who are saying that Faith isn’t “wife material” do not stand a chance with Faith who has built herself a mini-empire.

@SueNyathi wrote: “It’s the men who say they would never marry Faith Nketsi because she is not wife material that is making me laugh out loud. Because if you are honest with yourselves, she would not even bat an eyelid in your direction. Shove that “wife material” nonsense up your nether regions.”

Meanwhile, many fans have started speculating that Mrs Njulo may be pregnant because she did not wear one of her usual figure-hugging dresses to the wedding.Some people even swear that they spotted a bump underneath her gorgeous wedding gown. Only time will tell whether the speculations have any merit to them though…