Former journalist-turned millionaire and socialite Mandla Mthembu is a wanted man.
Absa bank has offered an unspecified reward to anyone who will give them details of Mthembu’s whereabouts.
Absa risk management officer Elize van Niekerk confirms that their efforts to trace Mthembu have been in vain.
A source reveals that during the day Mthembu drives a 2002 Toyota Corolla and at night he drives the Lamborghini.
But Mthembu is in arrears on his payments for his yellow Lamborghini. The one he bought for former wife Khanyi Mbau has already been repossessed.
“We have been looking for the car for quite some time and we don’t know where it is,” says Van Niekerk.
Van Niekerk says that if anyone is willing to help, they will be compensated by the bank.
Mthembu, who is known for flaunting his material possessions, also failed to pay R850 for a bottle of French champagne, Moët&Chandon, that he ordered at the hot chilling place Alex Boulevard Restaurant and Pub a fortnight ago.
The owner of the eatery and pub, Tebogo Ngobeni, refused to comment, saying he does not discuss his clients in the media.
“My man, I don’t discuss my clients with the media.
“Ask whoever told you that story to give you details,” he said before hanging up.
A source who witnessed the pub incident says Mthembu was drinking with some friends and one of them settled the bill.
The source says after his friends had left, Mthembu then ordered a bottle of French bubbly to impress a female companion.
The source says when Ngobeni was out of sight, Mthembu vanished and never went back to the joint.
“Tebogo tried calling him and he has been promising to come and settle his bill, but instead he has been giving us stories,” says the source.
The source says that no one knows where Mthembu stays.
The Lamborghini does not have a tracker, so he has been hiding it, says the source.
Mthembu could not be reached for a comment yesterday. His phone rang unanswered and he did not respond to our messages.
