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PAY UP: Lesego Mbatha, centre, is accused of not paying women he hired to promote liquor in Pretoria clubs.

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Mbatha and two Pretoria women, Anita Morokolo and Vicky Legodi, allegedly started a company - Levita - in January to promote certain liquors at night clubs.

Levita is a combination of the first and last letters of the trio's names - Lesego (Le), Vicky (Vi) and Anita (Ta).

The trio allegedly hired 16 women to promote certain liquor brands in night clubs around Pretoria.

Morokolo said: "After starting the company, we hired the girls. Lesego told them that we had to do a couple of events before they could get paid. He promised that we would have made enough money to pay the girls by the end of March.

"When it was time to pay up, Lesego said he needed more time because he was busy attending his father's court case. We sympathised with him, but he has been giving us the run-around since then."

Lesego claimed he knew nothing about Levita. "I don't know Levita. I have never met them and I have never owned any company."

But Morokolo and Legodi are adamant that Mbatha owes them and the 16 women about R34,500.

"He promised the girls that he would pay them R1,000 for every gig. He also promised to pay for their make-up, hair and transport costs.

"Mbatha has not done any of the things he promised us. The girls are looking at us as his partners for their money. We do not have it because he has not paid us," said Morokolo.

Lesego's father William was last week sentenced to 35 years in prison on a number of charges including robbery with aggravating circumstances, kidnapping, possession of firearms and ammunition, posing as a police officer and unlawfully wearing a police uniform.

During his heyday, William had interests in a number of businesses from which he allegedly earned more than R100,state000 a month.

He also owned seven minibus taxis, a café and a night club in Pretoria.

The sate has since attached his three Harley-Davidson motorbikes, a house worth R2.4-million and furniture worth more than R2-million.

William has another multimillion-rand house in Atteridgeville, Pretoria and one in Hartbeesfontein, North West.

William must still appear in Germiston and Pretoria courts later this month to face more charges.

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Thu May 23 01:53:09 SAST 2013 ::

Apr 17, 2012

tpaz

like father like son - I love num-num
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Apr 17, 2012

SeshegoGuY

Like Father Like Son.........
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Apr 17, 2012

SeshegoGuY

@tpaz

O rata majita a zaka ne...
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Apr 17, 2012

WordofGod

shame ke sono. ke chelete ya botsotsi mo e tsamayang teng! batho ha ba batle go tla ko Jesu. they want instant stuff.
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Apr 17, 2012

Shredder

@tpaz - You love num-num?

"Lesego claimed he knew nothing about Levita. "I don't know Levita. I have never met them and I have never owned any company."

He is lying.
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Apr 17, 2012

Catswhiskers

The picture speaks a thousand words.
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Apr 17, 2012

KeRataBasadi

They don't want to see a black diamond shine.......anyhoo, what this boy is doing is no different to what most financial institutes and government do, use then swindle people for profit and leave them for dead, its the SA culture, from the head down...
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Apr 17, 2012

eKapa

who are these ppl now?
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Apr 17, 2012

tpaz

@Shredder...yes I do. it soothes the soul if done properly. i think i am addicted.
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Apr 17, 2012

Into_nje_Master_mind!

This thing of crime and show offs doesn't pay hey. Thanks God i went to school :-)
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