Themba Selahle, a self-proclaimed Forex trader renowned on social media as ‘Grootman’ is a top trend this week, after he publicly dumped his girlfriend Gcinile Thwala and moved right along to a new woman within a span of 24 hours.
Gcinile Thwala speaks out after viral breakup
Thwala, a social media influencer and make-up artist, had a turbulent weekend, to say the least. It remains unclear what the real reason is behind the flamboyant couple’s break up. However, alarm bells rang off when Thwala went on Instagram Live to claim she could not settle the bill for the dinner she and her friends had at an upmarket Cape Town restaurant.
Forex Trader Themba Selahle popularly known as Grootman dumps and unfollows his girlfriend Gcinile Thwala for asking strangers to settle her bill while she was out with her friends.
— Musa Khawula (@khawula_musa) January 9, 2022
Grootman wasted no time in revealing he has another girlfriend leaving Gcinile stunned
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Rumours of the break-up reached Selahle and when asked by fans on Instagram if he had cheated on Thwala, the broker vehemently denied this.
Is Themba Selahle a legitimate Forex broker?
It didn’t take long for the boisterous broker to move right along to a new relationship. Posts on his Instagram Stories suggest he hosted a soiree at his luxury suite and for the first time, unveiled the woman who’d step into the shoes once worn by Thwala.
Perhaps, more interesting, is the revelation Thwala made during her IG Live tell-all. In this clip, the now-ex-girlfriend of ‘Grootman’ blasted the broker for scamming his clients.
Grootman is accused of scamming several individuals via Forex Trading.
— Musa Khawula (@khawula_musa) January 9, 2022
Gcinile Thwala went live and the said individuals started demanding their money. pic.twitter.com/VY9PyMebSj
From what we understand, Selahle has faced no criminal charges related to fraudulent activity in his financial brokerage. However, multiple people have recently come forward with claims of being scammed by the flashy trader.
This user claims she was blocked by Selahle weeks after she transferred R3 300 into his account. In the last week of December 2021, ‘Grootman’ ran a ‘sale’ on what he called ‘investment packages’. The tiered packages offered clients a whopping 150% return on their investment in — wait for it — a week!
This, by the way, is after Selahle’s investment team takes their cut, which is undisclosed in the promotional flyer.
Looking for the easiest route to financial solvency, the user, as shown in the image below, sent two payments to Selahle between 19 and 21 December 2021. The first was for the R800 tier that promised her R1 200 profits by Friday 24 December 2021, and the second, a R2 500 deposit that would yield a staggering 200% profit in three days!
Suffice it to say, the payout date came and went without a word from ‘Grootman’. The user, who had not responded to our queries for comment at the time this article was published, and many others have not recovered their monies.
Swisher Post News could not locate ‘Grootman’s FSP number and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority had not returned our requests for comment at the time of publishing.