These are the land barons among SA’s elected representatives
President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the pack, with 32 apartments and townhouses listed in his name
MPs are investing in land and property all around the country and President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the pack, with 32 apartments and townhouses listed in his name. This was contained in a report of declarations of financial and other interests by MPs for the year 2017‚ which was made public this week. According to the disclosures‚ two of Ramaphosa’s properties are small flats in Cape Town — measuring 70m² and 75m² — while the rest are townhouses in Johannesburg. Seven of the townhouses are in retirement villages. Ramaphosa also declared his substantial financial interests in cattle and game farming‚ as well as abattoirs. His Ntaba Nyoni Estates is listed as "Game Farming (Loan Account)" with a nominal value of R120.7m while his cattle interests are declared as Ntaba Nyoni Feedlot (Loan Account) valued at R6m. Late struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had declared four properties under her name. Three were in Soweto while the fourth was in one of Cape Town’s most sought-aft...
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