A Free State man has been fined R18,000 for “running an illegal cash loan business” and confiscating clients’ back cards and identity documents.
Free State police said that Elijah Zacharia Ngcola was convicted in the Welkom Magistrate’s Court on Monday after pleading guilty to 10 counts of contravening the act.
He was arrested in December 2018 following a search and seizure operation at his home in Masilonyana, near Welkom. It was alleged – and later confirmed – that he was “running an illegal cash loan business” and was confiscating clients’ back cards and identity documents to secure loan repayments. “The court has imposed a fine of R18,000 or 30 months' imprisonment on Ngcola,” said SAPS spokeswoman Warrant Officer Lynda Steyn.“The public is encouraged to resist any arrangements where their bank cards and identity documents are given to their creditors ... as this is against the National Credit Act,” said Lebeya.
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