IT WAS late on Friday night when Portia Makuto (39) and her boyfriend had a big argument.
And when Portia couldn’t take it anymore, she decided to go to bed in their shack in Mandela Section, near Westonaria, Gauteng.
But the next morning she woke up to a big surprise.
Portia said she found that her live-in-lover, Siyabonga Mashao (48), was gone and so were the groceries they had bought!
Portia called the neighbours and they walked down the street, following a trail of rice lying on the street.
They thought the rice might lead them to the boyfriend and they were right.
They found Siyabonga sleeping in a shack by himself.
Portia told Daily Sun: “On Friday night he accused me of cheating.
“I just went to bed because I was tired of fighting.
“He just left, but I never thought he would take the groceries. When we found him in the shack I asked him why he had taken the groceries because both of us paid for food.”
Siyabonga said: “I was wrong to take the groceries. I took them because I was angry.
“I paid R500 for the groceries. I suspected Portia had a new lover because she would stay out for a long time even when I called her.”
The community helped the couple make peace.
Community leader Mjuli Skholiwe told Daily Sun: “Our aim was to make peace between the two. It’s good when these issues are resolved without fighting.”
