08/04/2008 22:57 - (SA)
Bloemfontein - A "spirit" apparently told a man from here to dig under his house for money and now the man won't stop digging.
Isaac Setsipane, 45, of Grasland informal settlement, allegedly was visited in his sleep by a "spirit".
Isaac's wife, Mpho, 28, said: "The spirit said there was money under the house and that we must dig."
Isaac had first consulted a sangoma.
The sangoma told Isaac to do what the "spirit" said and so he began to dig in the middle of their house.
The hole was already about 4m deep and was taking on the form of a tunnel.
Isaac has not yet found his treasure but he has kept digging resolutely.
Told to stop digging
All that Isaac has come across so far is water.
Mpho said: "If we find treasure, we are going to build a big house in honour of the spirit."
Joel Mafereka, MEC for local government and housing, was at the Setsipane's home during a visit to a building development in Grasland.
A shocked Mafereka said this could not be tolerated and that the municipality would have to intervene.
Ntsoaki Phupha, a ward council member, told Isaac earlier to stop digging immediately and to seal the hole.
- Maybe the guy should lay off the Crack
Bloemfontein - A "spirit" apparently told a man from here to dig under his house for money and now the man won't stop digging.
Isaac Setsipane, 45, of Grasland informal settlement, allegedly was visited in his sleep by a "spirit".
Isaac's wife, Mpho, 28, said: "The spirit said there was money under the house and that we must dig."
Isaac had first consulted a sangoma.
The sangoma told Isaac to do what the "spirit" said and so he began to dig in the middle of their house.
The hole was already about 4m deep and was taking on the form of a tunnel.
Isaac has not yet found his treasure but he has kept digging resolutely.
Told to stop digging
All that Isaac has come across so far is water.
Mpho said: "If we find treasure, we are going to build a big house in honour of the spirit."
Joel Mafereka, MEC for local government and housing, was at the Setsipane's home during a visit to a building development in Grasland.
A shocked Mafereka said this could not be tolerated and that the municipality would have to intervene.
Ntsoaki Phupha, a ward council member, told Isaac earlier to stop digging immediately and to seal the hole.
- Maybe the guy should lay off the Crack
It's amazing how stupid and gullible some people are 
