A South African-registered cargo career loaded with
expensive luxury cars turned heads in Harare on Friday and there was
speculation that the Rolls Royce vehicles it was carrying belonged to one of
many local tenderpreneurs.
This was until a video of Grace Mugabe’s son Russell
Gorereza and friends was leaked on social media — revealing Gorereza’s latest
acquisitions.
Sources told TimesLIVE the two Rolls Royce Wraiths were
bought in Sandton and would join Gorereza’s growing fleet of luxury cars.
Gorereza is Grace
Mugabe’s son from her first marriage.
Earlier media
reports indicated the vehicles were bought in Europe‚ however sources with
knowledge of Gorereza’s business and lifestyle said the cars were imported from
South Africa.
The sources said the cars were bought from the Sandton
Rolls Royce dealership and came into Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge border
post.
“They are brand new and they came from South Africa‚” said
one source. One of the Wraiths is pearl white with a black stripe
running over the top. The second Wraith is a coupe with a black canvas top.
Each of the cars retail for between R5-million and
R6-million. The 2017 models of the same cars retail at R8-million.
“A used Rolls Royce costs more than a brand new Bentley.
That should tell you something‚” added the source.
Two other people with knowledge of his business confirmed
that the cars were bought in Sandton.
A Rolls Royce Sandton spokesperson‚ who requested
anonymity‚ said the identity of people who bought vehicles was private
information that could not be divulged.
“I cannot tell you if these cars were bought from our
dealer. This is private information. We do not know where these cars were
bought from.”
An ordinary Zimbabwean wishing to drive the same cars on
the roads would have to factor in import duty which is around 75% for a brand
new car and 110% for a used one.
Early this year‚ Gorereza‚ who is known to own a Porsche
Cayenne‚ acquired a 2017 Range Rover Sport SVR.
He personalised the cars plates with the letters “RG“‚
which are not only his initials but also those of President Robert Gabriel
Mugabe.
Gorereza also has a Range Rover Autobiography and sources
say the car was meant to be used by his mother during election campaigns in
off-road areas.
His garage is also home to two Mercedes Benzes — a 320 E
class and a Brabus ML 500. sowetan
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