By Delisa Thwala
Siteki’s old bus station was a hive of activity as a litany of customers and the public flocked to the arena to witness yet another installment of ‘Siyabangena’ by Eswatini Mobile.
As per norm Embiveni Meats was tagged along as part of their ‘Siyabusula’ roadshow. It was during the 3-hour long roadshow that Neliswa Sihlongonyane won himself E10 000.
His number and name were picked from a raffle draw segment which started rolling when the tram arrived at Siteki’s old bus station. Defining screams and cheers were heard when the programme’s director called upon Sihlongonyane.
The elated winner walked away with E10 000 and said he was looking forward to enjoying his winnings. He further mentioned that he is a long-serving customer of Eswatini Mobile.
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“I have a long existing contract with Eswatini Mobile, but today I decided to come here to try my luck. So, when I got here, I loaded E100 airtime, and now I’m E10 000 richer,” he said.
He further said he has been a customer since 2019 and has never looked back since. As per the norm, other winners share prize money of E10 000 too. There were different lucky customers on the day who won E500 each.
Another lucky winner was Nozipho Sifundza, who won E1000 while playing the ‘money or box’ game. The emotional Sifundza said she was happy with her spontaneous cash.
“I will do my monthly groceries, and this will save me a lot of money. Thank you, Eswatini Mobile,” she said.
Meanwhile, Embiveni Meats pumped up the heat with their various games, which saw customers walk away with meat hampers.
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One winner, Jabulani, who participated in the ‘Natsa-Cedza competition, walked away with SMI braai wors. He said he was happy to have won something worthwhile considering the climate of the cost of living.
Others received free meat for being part of the roadshow crowd, while others were treated to a free tasting of boerewors.