A RANDFONTEIN pensioner is hopping mad after finding out that she was 'betrayed' by a clergyman
Elsie Magwebu, 73, says Kobus Pienaar, a smooth-talking minister and his partner, Sunete Hesselink, would have to walk over her corpse before they can take her house.
Pienaar is a minister at the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk, a church situated on CR Swart and Lotus streets in Randfontein, Gauteng, Magwebu said.
She said ministers were regarded as compassionate people who did everything in their power to serve people.
"But I was wrong. I should have known when Pienaar increased the price of the house from R60,000 to R80,000 I was dealing with a jackal in sheep's clothing," Magwebu said.
She said Pienaar negotiated with her in bad faith because he had no intention of reselling her house to her after buying it two years ago. In March he said he had changed his mind and was increasing the price to R250,000.
"We don't have that kind of money but I will not leave this house until my Maker calls me," Magwebu said.
Her problem started when her daughter returned home after her divorce.
She said her daughter Patricia wanted to add two rooms and a garage because she had nowhere to go.
"I agreed," Magwebu said.
But to qualify for a bond Patricia t used Magwebu's title deeds as security.
Patricia paid the bond from 1986 until 2009, when she lost her job, Magwebu said.
She said Absa sold the house at auction to Sunete Hesselink for R61,000.
Pienaar re-sold the house to her, Magwebu said.
"My nephew deposited this amount into Pienaar's account in three installments before they signed an agreement of settlement," Magwebu said.
The agreement of settlement, in Sowetan's possession, states that Harry Moraka, Magwebu's nephew, will retain ownership of the house situated at 2026 Nokwe Street, Mohlakeng in Randfontein.
It also states that Pienaar will waive his rights over the property and that he had received R80,000 for selling the said property back to the original title holders.
But this year Pienaar changed his mind.
After failing to get the additional amount, Hesselink transferred the house into her name, Magwebu said.
Moraka confirmed that he had paid R80000 into an Absa account that Pienaar gave him in October 2009.
Moraka said: "I was shocked when Pienaar demanded more money before he would transfer the house into my aunt's name. Did he think he had hit the lottery when I agreed to rescue my aunt?" Moraka asked.
After receiving an enquiry from Sowetan, Pienaar clandestinely called Moraka and offered to refund his money on July 2. He pleaded for the nephew's help to evict the Magwebus.
Pienaar did not know that Moraka and Magwebu were related.
Pienaar told Sowetan that the transferring attorneys had made a mess. He referred Consumer Line to his attorney, but refused to disclose their name or contact details. He has also ignored e-mails sent to him.
'Man of cloth wants to take my family's house'
A RANDFONTEIN pensioner is hopping mad after finding out that she was 'betrayed' by a clergyman
Elsie Magwebu, 73, says Kobus Pienaar, a smooth-talking minister and his partner, Sunete Hesselink, would have to walk over her corpse before they can take her house.
Pienaar is a minister at the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk, a church situated on CR Swart and Lotus streets in Randfontein, Gauteng, Magwebu said.
She said ministers were regarded as compassionate people who did everything in their power to serve people.
"But I was wrong. I should have known when Pienaar increased the price of the house from R60,000 to R80,000 I was dealing with a jackal in sheep's clothing," Magwebu said.
She said Pienaar negotiated with her in bad faith because he had no intention of reselling her house to her after buying it two years ago. In March he said he had changed his mind and was increasing the price to R250,000.
"We don't have that kind of money but I will not leave this house until my Maker calls me," Magwebu said.
Her problem started when her daughter returned home after her divorce.
She said her daughter Patricia wanted to add two rooms and a garage because she had nowhere to go.
"I agreed," Magwebu said.
But to qualify for a bond Patricia t used Magwebu's title deeds as security.
Patricia paid the bond from 1986 until 2009, when she lost her job, Magwebu said.
She said Absa sold the house at auction to Sunete Hesselink for R61,000.
Pienaar re-sold the house to her, Magwebu said.
"My nephew deposited this amount into Pienaar's account in three installments before they signed an agreement of settlement," Magwebu said.
The agreement of settlement, in Sowetan's possession, states that Harry Moraka, Magwebu's nephew, will retain ownership of the house situated at 2026 Nokwe Street, Mohlakeng in Randfontein.
It also states that Pienaar will waive his rights over the property and that he had received R80,000 for selling the said property back to the original title holders.
But this year Pienaar changed his mind.
After failing to get the additional amount, Hesselink transferred the house into her name, Magwebu said.
Moraka confirmed that he had paid R80000 into an Absa account that Pienaar gave him in October 2009.
Moraka said: "I was shocked when Pienaar demanded more money before he would transfer the house into my aunt's name. Did he think he had hit the lottery when I agreed to rescue my aunt?" Moraka asked.
After receiving an enquiry from Sowetan, Pienaar clandestinely called Moraka and offered to refund his money on July 2. He pleaded for the nephew's help to evict the Magwebus.
Pienaar did not know that Moraka and Magwebu were related.
Pienaar told Sowetan that the transferring attorneys had made a mess. He referred Consumer Line to his attorney, but refused to disclose their name or contact details. He has also ignored e-mails sent to him.
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