Bonkosi

Mr Mnisi explains that he engaged a driver named Bonkosi through Sergeant Nkosi from December for about a month, and this engagement was adhoc and not permanent. Bonkosi drove him sporadically, sometimes for a few days or a month, with breaks in between where Mr Mnisi drove himself.

“I was driving myself ... It was not a permanent arrangement ... I would utilize him in some instances for three to four days in a month ... So, it was not a permanent arrangement ... I would pay Bonkosi from myself”

Mr Mnisi says Bonkosi stopped formally engaging as his driver around September but still drives him occasionally when needed after a break period of about two months he drove himself.

“roughly, at this point it stopped until about September-ish ... He stopped in September, I drove myself for about two months on my own, and I started requesting him to drive me again ... so, there was a break”

Mr Mnisi states that Sergeant Nkosi put him in touch with Bonkosi and that Bonkosi was just a driver, not security, and did not assist with anything else.

“Sergeant Nkosi put you in touch with Bonkosi ... he was just a driver, not security ... he did not assist me with anything else”

Mr Mnisi recounts a WhatsApp chat message to Sergeant Nkosi that 'Something is off with Bonkosi today' because Bonkosi was 30 minutes late picking him up and missed an off-ramp from the airport, implying Bonkosi's unreliability and potential risk to Mr Mnisi's safety.

“Something is off with Bonkosi today ... He is 30 minutes late when he picks me up ... He misses an off-ramp from the airport ... He was off ... how do you miss an off-ramp that you travel so often?”

Releasing Bonkosi to go home does not mean he was fired; it was a temporary arrangement so the speaker could manage their own duties for the day.

“releasing him to go home . He is not fired . Releasing him does not mean he has been fired . For the rest of the day , I will drive myself moving forward . So , he can go home .”

Sergeant Nkosi regarded Bonkosi as a bodyguard and suggested misleading enemies about the duration of the bodyguard's assignment.

“Sergeant Nkosi regards Bonkosi as a bodyguard , does he not ? That is what he says , yes . ... Let us confuse your enemies for two or three days . It is your call , Mfowethu .”

Mr Mnisi requested Bonkosi as a driver, not as a bodyguard, and viewed this request strictly as securing driving service, not protection.

“I have asked for a driver , he was my driver . ... For me , these are driving services .”