There are few things that get the rural heart of SA beating faster than the sight of prized bulls and cows selling for eye-watering sums at live auctions. The excitement reaches even greater heights when the seller is not just a farmer but also the president of the country, and the buyer is not just his brother-in-law but also one of SA’s richest mining moguls.

The bringing together of these parts culminated in a record-breaking cattle auction for President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday...

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