However, despite the property’s appearance, property the mansion seemingly garnered a steady stream of interest from would-be buyers. Someone had no problem parting with R20 million for it. “The structure is safe, it’s sound. So, I think someone can take the structure of it. Obviously, it needs a new roof, everything inside needs to be stripped back but I believe the structure of the property is solid,” Hardie said. Check video
We wonder who finally bought it. Back in 2019, a Gupta-owned house in highly sought-after Saxonwold in Johannesburg was sold for R2.6m. Personally I don’t think the Gupta brothers are bothered by these sales. The guys accumulated a lot of money from South Africa during the Zuma era. Zuma has enriched the brothers and now they are just cruising back at their home country. The three Gupta brothers have come to embody the corruption that blighted South African President Jacob Zuma’s almost nine-year rule. They allegedly used their friendship with the president and business ties to his son, Duduzane, to influence cabinet appointments and secure illicit state contracts worth billions of dollars. They fled South Africa for Dubai in early 2018 after the ruling party forced Zuma to quit and were charged with graft later that year.
Meanwhile, the extradition of the Gupta brothers from the UAE hangs in the balance after a major setback for the state in a trial that is the basis for their extradition application. The state’s benchmark state capture case, through which it’s seeking the extradition of two Gupta brothers, could be at risk. This after serious misgivings about the Hawks’ investigation and a financial analysis into the case.