{"id":39172,"date":"2025-10-18T23:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T23:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39172"},"modified":"2025-10-18T23:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T23:52:43","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsheriff-chases-somizis-company-after-failing-to-pay-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/18\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsheriff-chases-somizis-company-after-failing-to-pay-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff chases Somizi\u2019s company after failing to pay workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176342\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176342\" class=\"wp-image-176342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Somizis-clothing-brand-shines-at-New-York-Fashion-Week.jpg?resize=600%2C459&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Somizis-clothing-brand-shines-at-New-York-Fashion-Week.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Somizi-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-176342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somizi\u2019s company pursued by sheriff over unpaid worker salaries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Media personality Somizi Mhlongo is under fire as the sheriff goes after his company, Search Light (Pty) Ltd, for allegedly failing to pay employees their salaries.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hotellica union representative Thabiso Putswe, the sheriff made three visits to the company\u2019s former Sandton offices, only to discover that the premises had been vacated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey used to operate from Sandton, but it looks like they\u2019ve moved out. The sheriff went there three times and found no one. We later received information that they now work from home,\u201d Putswe told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Documents from the Randburg Magistrate\u2019s Court confirm that the enforcement order could not be carried out because \u201cthe respondent has no movable goods at the given address,\u201d as reported by a receptionist at the building.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s visits took place on September 22, 23, and 29, and by the third attempt, a sign indicated the office was empty.<\/p>\n<p>Putswe added that they are now exploring other means to seize assets belonging to Search Light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now exploring other avenues to seize their assets as per the enforcement order. And we know they may still have an office at the Carlton Centre,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute stems from April 2025, when several employees accused Somizi and his business partners of unfair dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>The workers claimed they were let go without proper notice or a disciplinary hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were unfairly dismissed in April this year without any warning or hearing. We took the matter to the CCMA, which ruled in our favour for April, May, and June salaries,\u201d one of the affected employees said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the CCMA ruling, Search Light allegedly failed to pay the outstanding wages, prompting the workers to seek an enforcement order.<\/p>\n<p>The order authorized the sheriff to attach and auction the company\u2019s movable assets to recover R165,402.62, plus interest.<\/p>\n<p>Somizi and Lindo Maleho are listed as directors of Search Light (Pty) Ltd, a cleaning services company that reportedly provided staff to Transnet at the Carlton Centre.<\/p>\n<p>When the matter first surfaced in July, Somizi declined to comment but took to Instagram to seemingly deny any connection to the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just found out I own a company I never had. Mzansi for sho,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Sheriff #chases #Somizis #company #failing #pay #workers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Somizi\u2019s company pursued by sheriff over unpaid worker salaries Media personality Somizi Mhlongo is under fire as the sheriff&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39174,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39172\/revisions\/39174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}