{"id":75425,"date":"2017-11-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/75425\/video-businessman-robbed-of-r57-000-by-men-who-followed-him-around-at-mall\/"},"modified":"2017-11-17T12:02:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T10:02:19","slug":"video-businessman-robbed-of-r57-000-by-men-who-followed-him-around-at-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/11\/16\/video-businessman-robbed-of-r57-000-by-men-who-followed-him-around-at-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO &#8211; Businessman robbed of R57 000 after being followed from mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mr Themba Sibanyoni withdrew the money to buy supplies for his business which is contracted by Eskom.<\/p>\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/59215\/video-car-guards-at-middelburg-mall-survives-only-on-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video &#8211; Car guards at Middelburg Mall survives only on tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cash was left behind in his VW Polo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74029\/robbed-broken-beer-bottle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robbed with broken beer bottle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CCTV footage captured the robbers following Mr Sibanyoni, smashing his car window and taking his money.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; 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