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Woman tweets photo of businessman's manhood
22 Jun 2014 at 20:04hrs | Views
South African businessman Sandile Zungu, the founder of the Zico group of companies and also the secretary general of the Black Business Council, has broken his silence after controversial tweets aimed at him had gone viral.
Zungu discovered a woman known as Siphelele Ndlovu posted a photo, which she claimed was of his manhood, on Twitter.
Sandile said the tweets were aimed at tarnishing his image but he wants to put the matter behind him and focus on his business.
Sandile said although his wife was deeply hurt, they have managed to put the dilemma behind them.
"I spoke to my family concerning the matter and my wife was extremely hurt but she stands by me," he said.
"My friends and colleagues also showed their moral support when people crucified me," he added.
"As you grow in life, not everyone will be happy. I will do anything to protect my reputation and the image I've worked hard on building over the years.
"Sometimes the slander we are subjected to is neither tested nor verified. But we have to come to terms with that.
"If need be, we take appropriate legal action to protect our reputations."
Sandile said the unfortunate incident nearly ruined his family.
The Umlazi-born businessman cares about empowering up-and-coming entrepreneurs.
This resulted in three people condemning the malicious tweets. Self-employed Kwazi Mthembu (33), a mechanical engineer, said he was assisted by Sandile to realise his dream.
"I met Sandile after a principal at Vukuzakhe high school told us that he used to be a learner at this school. He advised me on how to run a successful business. He is a great person who wants to see youngsters getting ahead and be successful in life. His nature is that he wants South Africans to get ahead with what they do and I am proud of him for what he had done for me and the rest of the people he assisted to make it big in life," said Kwazi.
Eugene Silinda, another entrepreneur said: "Before I met Sengwayo, my company used to do a R500 000 turnover but since I got under his wing, I'm progressing and making millions of rands a year.
"He's a loving person and is always there for me to reach new frontiers. He's a person who really appreciates it when he sees young black entrepreneurs setting new trends on the co-operative market.
"His vision is to see youngsters ahead and achieve in life," said Eugene. Tumi Sebatane, a Bcomm Economics student at Unisa said: "He helped me financially when I experienced problems and paid my tuition fees.
"He showed me that he really cares about the future of the African children."
Source - Dailysun
