Millionaire businessman and “serial celebrity dater” Edwin Sodi’s private and public life seems to be a somewhat messy affair. This yr, the controversial tender tycoon has been making headlines for all of the IT women, together with Minnie Dlamini, he has been flashing round as arm sweet.
In May, movie star and leisure blogger Musa Khawula tweeted what he dubbed “Edwin Sodi’s hit list”. Take a glance…
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Edwin Sodi the asbestos audit ‘kingpin’?
In October 2020, EWN reported that Blackhead Consulting director Sodi, Free State Premier Ace Magashule and 10 others had been accused of a multimillion-rand failed asbestos tender.
They had been all charged with corruption and cash laundering, in addition to theft on the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court.
The State argued that Sodi and two corporations had been concerned within the masterminding of alleged corruption within the R225 million asbestos audit mission within the Free State and had been paid R51 million earlier than they even began the work.
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Gone in 60 seconds: Luxury vehicles, properties seized
According to TimesLIVE, the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) swooped on the tender tycoon’s properties and luxurious automobiles on the time.
The NPA seized 29 automobiles, 27 properties, 19 lively accounts and family items belonging to the tenderpreneur and Blackhead Consulting.
News24 additional studies the Zondo Commission concluded in April 2022 that Sodi made beneficiant funds by means of his enterprise financial institution accounts to “obtain access, secure influence, and retain connections with a number of individuals at provincial and national government”.
Sodi nonetheless residing it up in Bryanston mega-mansion
One of Sodi’s properties that went up on the market in 2020, was his Bryanston mansion with a price ticket of R85 million or R650 000 rental monthly. It was listed by Hamiltons Property Portfolio on the time.
According to Savanna News, the hearsay mill has it that he’s once more residing it up within the palatial residence which is now valued at a staggering R100 million.
Inside Sodi’s R100m mega-mansion
Let’s take a tour of one in every of Mzansi’s costliest mansions…
The fashionable architectural design seems to show some components of the well-known Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel, by Pitsou Kedem Architects. It was accomplished in 2013, a yr earlier than Sodi bought his mansion for R40 million and launched into some dear renovations.
Sodi’s Bryanston residence boasts 5 bed room suites, in addition to two grasp visitor bedrooms furnished with high-end designer furnishings. To high this off, there are a minimum of seven spacious bogs.
No doubt the open-plan gourmand kitchen is stocked with unique delicacies akin to caviar for when the businessman wines and dines high-profile friends. It additionally has its very personal cocktail bar and a state-of-the-art non-public wine cellar.
Adding to the leisure issue, the house boasts a 12-seater cinema and a video games room.
Another wow issue are the magnificent views which will be loved from varied patios.
The mansion has a number of (sure, a number of) indoor swimming pools, in addition to an out of doors infinity pool.
And for what’s left of Sodi’s luxurious automobile assortment, there may be area to park 14 automobiles within the storage…
