MANZINI:Lincon Motsa,the Director of Ok Foods and Sihlangu Nhlabatsi,the Chairman of the Swaziland Road Freight Association(SRFA) appears in State intelligence information as alleged childhood friends who were engaging in armed robberies at Lobamba,Mahlanya and surrounding areas.
The businessmen were terrorizing citizens together with one Bhekimpi Nkosi of Mahlanya who was part of their dangerous armed robbery gang in the 1990s, they subsequently used part of money sourced from robberies to engage in genuine businesses.
This disclosure comes after this Swaziland News published a story where truck owners complained that,Motsa and Nhlabatsi colluded to grab a multimillion Grindrod business deal and according to the deal,truck owners are contracted to transport coal from Belfast-South Africa to Sidvokodvo and Mozambique.
But Sihlangu Nhlabatsi,the Chairman of the Swaziland Road Freight Association that corresponds with Grindrod on behalf of the truck owners,allegedly forced all truck businesspeople to fill-up fuel at Motsa’s Ludzeludze Total Energies Filling Station thus enabling his friend to benefit millions.
It has been disclosed that,despite being in businesses,the two(2) allegedly continued to support their boys who are still engaging in armed robberies and in 2014,Nhlabatsi allegedly paid legal services for an alleged armed robber who was arrested for robbing Bonkhe Supermarket at Mahlanya.
Lincon Motsa,the Director of Ok Foods decided to send endless messages harrassing this journalist on Friday morning instead of responding to a questionnaire.
The businessman also forwarded Whatsap messages to this journalist sent to him by his sympathizers however,this journalist continued to dig Motsa’s file deeper.
“We are truck owners and Grindrod is contracting us through the Swaziland Road Freight Association(SRFA),we are forced to fill-up fuel at Lincon Motsa’s filling station,Motsa is Sihlangu Nhlabatsi’s friend and they are both members of the Cycling Association.Monies are deducted from our invoices with impunity and if you can calculate all the trucks that transport coal from Belfast to Sidvokodvo and Mozambique, Motsa is generating millions through this deal. Even if you are far, you will be forced to drive to Ludzeludze to fill-up fuel just for the benefit of Motsa”, said one of the truck owners.
On another note,Motsa is allegedly using Mvuselelo Fakudze,the Standard Bank Chief Executive who is his relative to gain access to huge loans at Standard Bank to fund his businesses,both Nhlabatsi,Motsa and Fakudze grew-up together at Lobamba.
Fakudze avoided questions while efforts to reach Sihlangu Nhlabatsi proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.
Lincon Motsa owns the Ok Foods brand across the country and is alleged to have established a filling station after securing the Grindrod deal from his friend Sihlangu Nhlabatsi.
Ok Foods Director Lincon Motsa.