Heartbroken associates of former Kaizer Chiefs talisman Jabu Mahlangu, formerly known as Jabu Pule, are pleading with Good Samaritans to save his house from being repossessed and auctioned off.
The concerned associates are also imploring football clubs to give Mahlangu a job, so he could eke out an income and save his property.
Mahlangu‘s associates, who did not want to be named because they did not want to compromise their relationship with him, said he was stressed after lawyers from Absa sent him summons stating their intention to apply for a court order to attach and execute his R1.1-million house in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg.
If the order is obtained, the former Kaizer Chiefs marksman par excellence, his wife Nomxolisi, and their children will be kicked out of the property.
“Pule has contributed immensely to the development and growth of football in this country and seeing [him] being stripped off of his dignity like that, really breaks my heart,” said one of the associates.
“We appeal to [Good] Samaritans to help him save his house. We also plead with football clubs to give him a job, so he could earn a living and save the property.”
The other associate added that Mahlangu has been struggling financially since he lost his job at SuperSport, where he worked as a commentator.
“Even a job as commentator will help him out of this conundrum,” said the associate.
Sunday World has seen the summons, which state Absa and Absa Home Loans Guarantee intention to repossess the former footie’s pad.
In the summons, Absa and Absa Home Loans Guarantee said they granted Mahlangu and his wife more than R700 000 loan to purchase a property in Brakpan on July 7 2016.
The principal amount, states the summons, include an additional R134 000 that was loaned to the couple to pay other costs related to the bond.
Mahlangu and Nomxolisi were supposed to repay the loan in over R7 000 instalments for a period of 240 months. At the time of issuing the summons, the instalment had ballooned to over R9 000 after the Reserve Bank repeatedly increased the repo rates.
The summons states that the couple breached the agreement when it failed to pay its monthly instalments, noting that the last payment received was R7 000 in June 2022.
“[As of] 31 May 2023, the arrears amount owing thereunder was an amount of R119 616.05 as referred hereinafter in the second plaintiff’s account detail system printout,” reads the summons.
“Accordingly, the first plaintiff is entitled to seek an order against the defendants in the following terms: payment of the sum of R690 413.11 together with interest at the rate of 9.6% per annum, calculated and capitalised monthly in arrears from 28 July 2022 to date of payment, both dates inclusive. An order that the property be declared executable.”
When contacted for comment, Mahlangu referred Sunday World to his lawyer Tony Mathe of Marwesi Attorneys.
Mathe said the retired soccer star suffered financial losses after his contract with SuperSport was terminated after seven years.
“This emanated from the ripple effects of the Covid-19 outbreak and economic troubles. We wait for the summons to be properly served on our client,” said Mathe.
“Our client has been working on closing the arrears on the bond repayments. Things are tough but he is tougher.”
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