One of the suspected kingpins of illegal mining lived in the lap of luxury while surrounded by poverty in the mining town of Carletonville.
The 37-year-old Mozambican national bought a two-bedroom RDP house 12 years ago and, apparently through his illicit dealings, managed to turn it into a small castle with four-bedrooms, two bathrooms fitted with gold granite walls and sunken corner baths, seven CCTV cameras, a
high facebrick security wall with eight built-in flower boxes outside. His driveway and a garage could fit his four luxury vehicles — a VW Amarok, WV T-Roc, Ford Ranger and an Audi S3. The vehicles were seized...If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
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