THEY say lightning doesn't strike the same place twice but that is what happened to madala Jacob Masango.
The 76-year-old madala said thugs have stolen 14 of his cattle in a kraal and he blames load shedding for the loss.
Madala now needs help to locate the whereabout of his cattle that disappeared on the night of 25 January.
The old man from Kwaggafontein said this is the second time thugs stole his cattle. He told Daily Sun that two years ago he lost (10) of his cattle including a big brahman bull.
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"I don't know what to do now because thugs have cleaned my kraal. I've worked very hard to have these cattle and clever people just come and take. I tried to follow their tracks but they led me to nowhere".
"My heart is painful and all I need is for people to help me get my cattle back. The thugs cut the fence and drove all of them out of the kraal. Every week cattle are being stolen here in Kwaggafontein. The thugs wait for load shedding and when it's dark they strike", he said.
The old man told the Sun Team that he always dreamt of owning cattle. He said he worked very hard in the farms and saved some money to buy cattle.
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"I was a herd boy at the farms looking after cattle for a white man. I never went to school and these cattle were my wealth. Now all my hard work has gone down the drain", he said.
He said four days after his cattle disappeared someone called him and said he must pay R1 300 to get them back. He said he was ordered to put the money at Shoprite.
"The person on the phone said he knows where my cattle are. He said I will pay R3 000 more when I get them. I promised to pay him even more if he brings them back. I then gave the numbers to the cops and I'm still waiting for a feedback", he said.
Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said a case of stock theft has been opened. He said no arrests have been made yet and police are still investigating.
