Johanensburg - Department of Communications spokesman Wisani Ngobeni believes the robbery at his house was far more sinister than it seems.
“They ransacked my house in Bloemfontein on Monday and took my personal information - paperwork and two laptops,” he said.
Ngobeni said he found it very odd that no valuables were taken as his television, cameras and other items were still in the house.
“I’m obviously being targeted because of the job I do. It’s obviously linked to that,” he said.
Ngobeni said he had been receiving “funny” calls during which people would ask him why he was defending Communications Minister Dina Pule.
He has opened a case of robbery with the police.
Ngobeni was alerted to the break-in by his landlord.
He said the robbers had entered through a window and opened a sliding door to gain entry.
“I’ve been getting calls from journalists, claiming I’m involved in all sorts of things and making allegations, saying I was fired,” said Ngobeni.
He said the documents that were taken had personal and work-related information.
Ngobeni said whoever took his belongings was specifically looking for those documents.
This comes after Ngobeni lodged a complaint against the Sunday Times with the Press Council last month.
He had asked the council to investigate the conduct of Sunday Times editor Phylicia Oppelt.
This was in reaction to a report that she had given the DA documents to hand to Parliament’s ethics committee, which was conducting an inquiry into Pule.
The Star