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Article: Niehaus's lobola splurge; R35 000 paid for third wife at time he was destitute.(News)
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- The Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- February 20, 2009
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BYLINE: Shaun Smillie, Gill Gifford, Louise Flanagan and |Niels Posthumus
Just weeks before Carl Niehaus confessed to his fraudulent activities and financial woes, he paid R35 000 lobola for his new wife.
The Star has learnt that Niehaus (49) made the lobola payment for his third wife, Mafani Gunguluza (31), in two instalments, at a time when he was battling to pay the rent on his luxury mansion in Midrand. The lobola party was apparently held a few weeks ago at Gunguluza's home.
The couple apparently married in September last year. Die Burger reported that in their prenuptial agreement the month before, Niehaus listed his personal wealth as ...