The newspaper said it came across several inconsistencies when it started investigating Maimane's home ownership.
In September 2018‚ Maimane declared to parliament that a home in Claremont and a home in Roodepoort both belong to him. But‚ according to records at the deeds office‚ only the Roodepoort home is registered in his and his wife's names. The real owner of the Claremont home is a shelf company‚ of which Durban businessman Wessel Jacobs is the only director and shareholder. Jacobs confirmed this to Rapport. He bought the house in September 2017 for R3.85m.
Maimane told Rapport he was paying"market-related rent" but would not say how much. Asked the same question‚ Jacobs said although he believed in transparent‚ fact-based and fair journalism‚ he could not divulge confidential information.Asked to clarify why Maimane initially listed the house as his own property‚ his spokesperson Azola Mboniswa said a response would be forthcoming around 2pm.
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