Kaunda Selisho

By Kaunda Selisho

Journalist


‘I don’t need advice, I need money’ – Sibusiso Ngwenya demands R5m

The self-proclaimed 'celebrity entrepreneur' worried people when he went missing and now the public is calling him entitled for his financial demands.


After causing a stir with his recent disappearance, entrepreneur Sibusiso Ngwenya has re-emerged on the warpath to save his failing business.

Ngweyna was believed to have gone missing towards the end of September when friends and family took to social media to plead for any information regarding his whereabouts after they had not seen or heard from him in days.

The last tweet he published prior to his disappearance spoke about feeling the need to give up, leading many to worry that he may have harmed himself.

https://twitter.com/skinnysbu/status/1044225059378925568

He made his return to social media a few days later to confirm that he was getting professional medical assistance and that he was safe.

https://twitter.com/skinnysbu/status/1045537830829740032

https://twitter.com/skinnysbu/status/1051724795400900608

Ngwenya has since done a number of print and TV interviews about entrepreneurship and mental health, stating that his disappearance was sparked by depressive episode triggered by his current financial state.

In the most recent issue of Drum magazine, Ngwenya chronicles the decline of his business as well as the current financial woes he faces due to his mismanagement of funds in the early days of his business.

He later appeared on SABC News to speak about his business and has been trending all morning after a clip of him demanding R5 million to save his business made its way onto social media.

https://twitter.com/Stevie_Madisha/status/1052811092081160192

He has since stood by his statement and has taken to Twitter to continue with his demand for funding.

https://twitter.com/skinnysbu/status/1052603574163787776

https://twitter.com/skinnysbu/status/1052580561196408832

This stance has drawn the ire of many who believe that funding without the proper money management skills would be a waste.

https://twitter.com/MsMakhubu/status/1052650043155640321

https://twitter.com/brendajackson13/status/1052821649580539904

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