The story of Tokyo Sexwale’s fall would be funny, were it just a work of fiction. Sadly, it’s not. Here is a man who, many thought, still behaved with a semblance of rationality, publicly advertising that this is no longer the case.

A cursory look at his history and character may show, however, that the man has been in freefall for a while. Thanks to a megalomaniacal streak, which has left him with few friends or comrades, he has become easy pickings for conmen. He is no longer the billionaire he once was, his business having diminished almost as rapidly as his political career...

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