Pensioner (61) discovers he 'died' 4 year ago
Published: 2013 March 06 08:36:49 (5356 Views)
A 61-year-old pensioner from Seshego township near Polokwane in South Africa has been declared dead although he is still alive.
According to his death certificate which he showed to Sowetan, Joseph Mthanji, was certified dead on July 21 2000.
The driver for scholar transport said he learnt late in 2004 when he went to the offices of the Department of Home Affairs in Polokwane to apply for an ID, that records in the department indicated that he was dead.
He said upon investigation, it was discovered that his estranged wife, who works as a cleaner at Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston in Ekurhuleni, was responsible for reporting him dead.
Mthanji had worked for the Limpopo department of health and was based at St Ritas Hospital in Nebo when he met his prospective wife in the 1970s.
He later left the public sector to work for a car hire company in Polokwane.
"In 2004, I decided to go to Home Affairs to apply for a new ID because the one I had was worn out. But little did I know that my wife had reported me dead," Mthanji said.
He opened a case with the police and his wife was arrested.
Monica Mthanji said she and some of her colleagues had been made to sign forms by an employee of Metropolitan insurance company at their workplace in 2000 "without reading them". She confirmed having received R3000 from Metropolitan.
She said her colleagues, together with the official from the insurance company, were arrested.
"I did time at Sun City (Johannesburg Prison) for signing those forms, unaware I was landing myself into trouble and regret it," the 59-year-old woman said.
Mthanji said he had to make an affidavit to declare himself alive in order for him to apply for a new ID.
Home Affairs said the matter would be investigated, but they were happy that after writing an affidavit Mthanji received his ID
- Sowetan
According to his death certificate which he showed to Sowetan, Joseph Mthanji, was certified dead on July 21 2000.
The driver for scholar transport said he learnt late in 2004 when he went to the offices of the Department of Home Affairs in Polokwane to apply for an ID, that records in the department indicated that he was dead.
He said upon investigation, it was discovered that his estranged wife, who works as a cleaner at Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston in Ekurhuleni, was responsible for reporting him dead.
Mthanji had worked for the Limpopo department of health and was based at St Ritas Hospital in Nebo when he met his prospective wife in the 1970s.
He later left the public sector to work for a car hire company in Polokwane.
"In 2004, I decided to go to Home Affairs to apply for a new ID because the one I had was worn out. But little did I know that my wife had reported me dead," Mthanji said.
He opened a case with the police and his wife was arrested.
Monica Mthanji said she and some of her colleagues had been made to sign forms by an employee of Metropolitan insurance company at their workplace in 2000 "without reading them". She confirmed having received R3000 from Metropolitan.
She said her colleagues, together with the official from the insurance company, were arrested.
"I did time at Sun City (Johannesburg Prison) for signing those forms, unaware I was landing myself into trouble and regret it," the 59-year-old woman said.
Mthanji said he had to make an affidavit to declare himself alive in order for him to apply for a new ID.
Home Affairs said the matter would be investigated, but they were happy that after writing an affidavit Mthanji received his ID
- Sowetan
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