Man declared dead can’t get his salary
He enquired about the salary advice and to his surprise they - his employer - told him his salary had been frozen as he was declared dead.
A MAN’S shocking discovery following his mother’s death has him employed but unable to get paid a salary after finding out that he is legally declared dead.
Moses Nkosi is living a nightmare as his company has had to freeze his salary after finding out that he has been declared dead since his mother’s burial on May 6.
Nkosi said he found out on June 15 when his salary advice did not come through from his workplace.
He enquired about the salary advice and to his surprise, they (his employer) told him his salary had been frozen as he was declared dead.
“We could not find it (salary advice) and they ended up calling the Gauteng Shared Services Centre (GSSC) Department where we found out that I was declared deceased.”
He said the error had been made when he filled in his mother’s burial form, where a lady by the name of Candy Govender added his name to the list of people deceased instead of only his mother.
Nkosi said the woman from Home Affairs had even stamped the wrong date of death for his mother and they had to leave the bank when they discovered the irregularity in June in an attempt to claim for his mother’s insurance.
“The teller told me that the date which showed a deceased date for May 20 was not correct.”
He said he went back to Home Affairs, where the matter was rectified.
Nkosi has for the past month not received his monthly pay cheque but has pitched for work daily.
The Ekhurhuleni resident said he was a student at the Ann Latsky Nursing College, where he was doing his practical examinations and needed to concentrate but couldn’t as he desperately needed funds to get by.
“I am tired of asking people for help, financially.”
The father to three children – two girls and a boy – said he had gone to the police station to have an affidavit written detailing his situation for future reference.
He said he had accounts and children needed food but that he has not been paid to date.
He said the staff at Home Affairs were aware they had made a mistake and said they were looking into it.
He said he wanted to prove that he was still alive legally to be able to get paid.
An enquiry was sent to Home Affairs and the COURIER was awaiting their feedback at the time of print.
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