According to Kara, Molefe asked Hlela for R1,000 “to make the case go away”. “He paid her the money. Thereafter, in an alternate dispute resolution mediation between the two parties, Molefe advised Carter there was not enough evidence to proceed with the matter. “Carter then approached Hlela, asking him if he was denying the allegations against him. Hlela said he was not and offered to pay for the damages. “The two men agreed that a sum of R10,000 would resolve the matter. Hlela asked for a week to gather the amount.” Kara said three weeks later Carter met Hlela at a petrol station and asked him why he had not paid the money.