An Open Letter to South Africas Banks Issued on Behalf of Oakbays

Staff
If by the end of May the accounts remain closed, Oakbays businesses will close
An open letter from the employees of Oakbay to (SOS):
Maria Ramos, Chief Executive Officer, ABSA
Jacques Celliers, Chief Executive Officer, FNB
Ben Kruger, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Bank
Michael Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Nedbank
Dear Maria, Jacques, Ben and Michael
RE: IMPASSIONED PLEA FROM OAKBAY EMPLOYEES - PLEASE SAVE OUR
JOBS
We are not rich people. We are not politically connected. We have not captured the state. We
have never offered any politician a job.
We do not know if any of the allegations against the Gupta family or Oakbays management
are true. We do not care.
All we care about is providing for our families. If you do not open Oakbays bank accounts
we cannot be paid and Oakbay cannot pay its bills.
If by the end of May the accounts remain closed, Oakbays businesses will close. That means
that thousands of us will be without a job.
How will we pay our bills? How will we feed our families? You will not just be hurting us,
but our children too. Must they go to school on an empty stomach? What happens when we
cannot pay our rent or house bonds? Will our children have to live on the street?
We urge you to recognise that your actions have a human cost. Only a few weeks ago the
companies we worked for were profitable and our jobs secure. We do not understand why we
have become the victims in a political game.
Please reopen the bank accounts so that we do not have to suffer. We, the employees, have
not done anything wrong.
We humbly ask you to hear our message.
Yours faithfully,
Employee Representatives
1. P Mosomane
2. R Russo