INTRO PART 2 :
THE THREE KEY FACTORS
THE THREE KEY FACTORS
1. The Consortium
2. SAPS
3. Media24
This was not a dispute over rent. It was not a civil disagreement over contracts. It was a coordinated criminal campaign—planned, resourced, and executed by three interlocking forces:
1. The Consortium
A name coined early in the campaign to describe a network of landlords whose collective strategy was built around one goal: reclaim the transformed properties I had invested in—assets worth over R100 million. They shared intelligence, used the same private investigator, and deployed identical false claims to orchestrate a campaign of seizure masked as litigation.
2. SAPS (South African Police Service)
A small but influential group of corrupt officers enabled the illegal arrests, blocked legitimate complaints, and timed my detentions to coincide with critical civil proceedings. They weaponised the justice system—carrying out unlawful evictions, arrests, and detentions under the guise of enforcement, ensuring I was removed whenever it mattered most.
3. Media24
South Africa’s largest news publisher supplied the one thing the campaign couldn't survive without: public legitimacy. Through a string of defamatory articles, they reversed the roles of victim and perpetrator, spreading falsehoods that the landlords weaponised in court. The media narrative was driven by Wouter de Swardt, who exploited longstanding relationships with editors to manufacture the illusion of guilt and sway public perception.
Together, these forces operated with a singular aim: to strip me of the properties I rebuilt, destroy my ability to defend myself, and silence the truth before it could be heard. They didn’t just break the law—they corrupted every system designed to uphold it.
This website documents exactly how they did it—and provides the evidence that proves it.
1. THE CONSORTIUM
A Coordinated Criminal Network
The Consortium was the informal shorthand for the group of landlords coordinating their attack. It was also a more polite alternative to the full, more colourful title: “The Consortium of Criminal C@nts.”
Initially, it consisted of:
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Paula Disberry and Peter Van Wyk – Owners of Hove Road.
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Keith and Inge Broad – Owners of Leirmans Road.
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Richard and Maureen Schaffer – Owners of two Monterey properties.
But the group soon expanded, bringing in:
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Wouter de Swardt – Appointed in June 2022 to mastermind the campaign.
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Sergeant Duna and Sergeant Stevens – Corrupt officers who weaponized SAPS on behalf of the landlords.
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Johan, Denis, and Mario Boffa – Later recruited, though their actual usefulness to the Consortium was questionable.
INTERCONNECTIVTY OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS AND THEIR PROXIES
Wouter de Swardt's Central and Defining Role in the Criminal Campaign
This diagram exposes the interconnected relationships behind the coordinated legal and criminal attacks, revealing:
✔ Wouter de Swardt’s central role, orchestrating the manipulation of legal processes.
✔ The landlords and their proxies, who actively facilitated fraudulent claims.
✔ SAPS and Media24, whose involvement weaponized false narratives to justify illegal actions.
✔ The overwhelming number of forces ranged against Darren Russell, driven by greed, corruption, and institutional complicity.
✔ The failures of IPID and the Press Council, ensuring impunity for those involved.
This diagram visually maps the corruption, proving that the attacks were not isolated incidents—but a coordinated effort to seize assets and silence opposition
A Criminal Alliance in Action
By mid-2022, the term "Consortium" was already appearing in court documents. While the landlords sometimes rejected the label, they frequently acknowledged working together, often unaware that their own words perfectly defined a conspiracy.
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They pooled resources, allocated roles, and planned their campaign collectively.
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They appointed, coordinated, and shared the services of Wouter de Swardt.
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They acted in unison to systematically attack my ability to generate income.
A damning example of this came in April 2022, when the landlords worked together to sabotage our listings on Airbnb and Booking.com.
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They falsely claimed we had no right to rent the properties.
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They falsely claimed we were illegally occupying them.
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They falsely claimed we were defrauding guests.
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Every single one of our profiles was removed.
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We lost every single booking prior to April 14.
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We lost two months of revenue and momentum.
Even after we won both appeals, recovering our listings took months, during which time:
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They inflicted further financial damage.
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They ensured we struggled to regain the visibility we had lost.
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They launched their next phase: the July illegal evictions and August illegal arrests.
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE & AFTER VIDEOS JUXTAPOSED DEMONSTRATING THE EXTENT OF THE TRANSFORMTIONS AND EXPOSING THE MOTIVATION OF THE CONSORTIUM THAT INCLUDED KEITH BROAD, INGE BROAD, RAJ MOONSAMY, WOUTER DE SWARDT & OTHERS
A collection of stories from Instagram that provide a comprehensive picture of the extraordinary attention to detail that went into every purchase, decision and project. As well as the exceptionally high quality of every item.
Hypocrisy Exposed: The False Victimhood of the Landlords
The Consortium's hypocrisy is breathtaking.
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They falsely claimed I failed to pay rent.
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Yet, at the same time, they actively worked to destroy my ability to generate income.
In Media24's manufactured version of events, the landlords portray themselves as innocent victims, while simultaneously boasting about their attempts to block every possible means I had of paying rent.
Take, for instance, the Media24 article where Inge Broad is quoted under an anonymous disguise as ‘Inge’:
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"We tried blocking his adverts each time we saw any, but he kept creating new ones," said Inge.
Yet in the very same article, she falsely claims:
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"She alleged the couple were almost financially ruined due to Russell not having paid rent or utilities for about a year."
The blatant contradiction is undeniable:
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They deliberately sabotaged the very income streams that funded the rent.
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Then, after ensuring we could not pay, they turned around and claimed we were in arrears.
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And this is despite the fact that:
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The short-term rental model was the entire foundation of the agreement.
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The agreement was based on my secure long-term tenure, allowing time to recover my significant investment.
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Yet, no sooner had I completed the transformations than they began manoeuvring to seize the properties back.
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They falsely claimed we were in arrears, despite rent being fully paid—quarterly, in advance.
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They deliberately choked off revenue, ensuring the very income that funded rent was eliminated.
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They demanded immediate payment of bills, aggressively chasing invoices within an hour of issuance.
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Yet, at the same time, they failed to pay a single cent of the money we gave them to cover municipal fees or their mortgages—resulting in our power and water being disconnected in April.
The hypocrisy is staggering.
THE ATTACK'S IMPACT
Projected Versus Actual Bookings Revenue & Assets
The Rollercoaster Between Attack & Recovery
The collapses in revenue show the impact of each round of attacks.
The sharp recovery to the expected trend line demonstrates the underlying value as well as the accuracy of the income projections.
Villains & Victims, Winners & Losers
The lie at the core of this entire manufactured fraud narrative is that I failed to pay rent—that I entered these leases intending to stay a few months, then stop paying and refuse to leave.
The truth is the exact opposite.
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I paid over R6,000,000 in rent, bills, and housekeeping costs.
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Across all properties, I occupied them for 52 months yet paid the equivalent of 55 months’ rent.
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This was not a loophole I exploited—this was the very structure of our agreement.
Indeed, this was their motive for entering into the agreement in the first place. Contrary to their claims, Keith and Inge Broad not only knew about and consented to the renovations—they were a fundamental part of the contract.
Similarly, contrary to the fabricated narrative, they not only knew about the rental model—it was the foundation of the agreement, providing the revenue stream from which rental payments would be made. And the single fact that exposes their deception beyond all doubt? The entire business proposal was theirs, not mine.
THE REAL VILLAINS & VICTIMS
Exposing the Fabricated Narrative, showing who really lost and won, who lost everything & who cashed in
The brutal financial truth behind the campaign. It ranks every key figure by the financial losses they suffered or gains they enjoyed — starting with myself, who lost over R150 million in income, assets, and opportunity.
It then charts the landlords — Keith Broad, Inge Broad, Paula Disberry, Raj Moonsamy — each of whom reaped enormous financial rewards after breaching their contracts and seizing upgraded properties. Their gains, measured in tens of millions of rand, stand in stark contrast to the fabricated narrative that painted them as victims.
The chart also acknowledges the other casualties of the campaign: staff unlawfully removed, bookings interfered with, and innocent third parties caught in the crossfire. The figures speak for themselves. This was not a case of rogue tenants — it was a coordinated asset grab that created massive winners and devastating losers. And those who screamed ‘victim’ the loudest profited the most.
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2. SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
The corruption, misconduct, and outright criminality orchestrated by Sergeant Stevens and his associates at the Bellville Commercial Crimes Unit represent the most extreme and egregious example of police corruption imaginable. Police misconduct is not uncommon — officers taking bribes, fabricating evidence, or violating due process to secure a conviction are well-documented abuses of power.
But what happened here surpasses all conventional definitions of corruption. This was not a case of an officer exploiting the system for personal gain or an overzealous cop bending the rules. This was a calculated and sustained abuse of police power, in which law enforcement officers deliberately used their authority to detain me unlawfully, obstruct my legal rights, and facilitate financial crimes against me.
These officers did not act in isolation. Their actions were not driven by the pursuit of justice or even by self-interest, but by a clear and coordinated objective: to ensure my incarceration so that private individuals—specifically, landlords and their associates—could seize control of my properties, eliminate my ability to fight back in civil court, and strip me of the financial resources needed to defend myself. Stevens and his unit worked hand in hand with private investigators and landlords to fabricate criminal charges, manufacture false affidavits, and deliberately mislead the courts.
They manipulated every stage of the legal process, from falsifying immigration records to staging a militarized raid on my home—designed not for law enforcement purposes, but as a public spectacle to legitimize the lies spread by my adversaries.
This chapter presents an unfiltered, fully documented account of their illegal actions, procedural violations, and blatant collusion. The evidence is irrefutable: court records, sworn affidavits, internal SAPS (South African Police Service) communications, and procedural breaches that expose how law enforcement was weaponized against me. This was not the work of rogue officers making isolated mistakes—this was a systematic and deliberate campaign, executed with precision, with the explicit goal of ensuring my imprisonment and financial ruin for the benefit of those who orchestrated it.
FACT FILES: BURIED TO ENABLE THEFT, DEFAMATION, CRIMINAL COLLUSION
Having visited Cape Town for two decades and lived there from 2014 to 2016, I returned in December 2020, intending to split my time between London and Cape Town. I leased a property in Camps Bay for three months to align with my 90-day visa. However, COVID-19 travel restrictions prevented my return to the UK, leading to a one-year lease extension with an option for an additional year at my discretion.
With the owner's full knowledge and support, I made significant improvements to the property and began renting the lower half to overseas tourists, which became highly successful. Conversations with the owner evolved from extending the lease to potentially purchasing the home once permanent residency was secured.
Weaponizing the State: SAPS as a Tool for Criminality
The ability to hijack SAPS (South African Police Service) was the linchpin of the entire campaign. Without SAPS (South African Police Service), none of this would have been possible—illegal evictions could not have been disguised as lawful removals, fabricated charges could not have justified my prolonged detentions, and the theft of my properties and assets could not have been legitimized under the guise of criminal proceedings.
Yet, disturbingly, it did not require a fully corrupt police organization—only a handful of complicit officers with the power to manipulate the justice system into serving the interests of private individuals.
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SAPS (South African Police Service) officers provided legitimacy to unlawful evictions by presenting them as criminal arrests.
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They manufactured dockets devoid of forensic or financial evidence, ensuring I was detained without cause.
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They orchestrated my detention in Pollsmoor Prison for months—ensuring I was incapacitated while my adversaries looted everything I had built.
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They timed my arrests with strategic precision—crippling my ability to fight back at the exact moments my legal cases reached critical stages.
This was not law enforcement in action—this was SAPS (South African Police Service) functioning as a criminal enterprise, directed not by the rule of law, but by the financial interests of private individuals.
The Private Investigator Who Controlled SAPS (South African Police Service) Like His Own Army.
At the centre of this systemic abuse of power was Wouter de Swardt, a man trusted by SAPS (South African Police Service) but operating as nothing more than a mercenary-for-hire.
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He manipulated police units into action on nothing more than his word.
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He manufactured fraudulent evidence that SAPS (South African Police Service) officers unquestioningly acted upon.
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He misrepresented his role, falsely presenting himself as a law enforcement asset rather than a private agent working for landlords.
Wouter De Swardt was never an impartial investigator. His job was not to seek justice—it was to execute a premeditated campaign of fraud, arrest, and financial destruction. Anyone within SAPS (South African Police Service) examining this situation with even minimal scrutiny would have immediately seen the truth. They either failed to look—or chose to ignore it.
300+ CRIMINAL OFFENCES
Criminal Offences Committed Against Darren Russell by SAPS Officers and Consortium Members (2022-2023)
This evidence table documents more than 300 distinct criminal actions. Each entry references a specific offence, including unlawful arrest, obstruction of justice, malicious prosecution, evidence tampering, media manipulation, and conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice.
This is not an exhaustive list — but the detail and scale are enough to establish the pattern of systemic, organised criminal conduct. All listed actions are either criminal under South African law or constitute direct abuse of process, and many have been repeated across multiple fabricated charges.
Arrest & Detention as a Weapon
One of the most chilling aspects of this campaign was the systematic weaponization of SAPS (South African Police Service) and Media24—not to enforce the law, but to execute a targeted corporate hit job.
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Each time legal avenues failed, SAPS (South African Police Service) was mobilized as a tool of intimidation and unlawful removal.
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The fabricated dockets contained no forensic or financial evidence—just scripted statements designed to justify my incarceration.
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My prolonged detention in Pollsmoor was not incidental—it was a deliberate act to prevent me from defending myself in civil court.
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While I sat behind bars, the landlords and their associates seized control of my properties, assets, and financial accounts—unopposed.
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The arrests were timed with such precision that they directly corresponded to critical court proceedings, ensuring my absence would deliver them total victory.
This was not the result of an incompetent justice system.
This was not the result of a few overzealous officers.
This was SAPS (South African Police Service) being actively used as a weapon against an innocent man.
3. MEDIA24: THE PROPOGANDA ARM
The inclusion of Media24 was as essential to the campaign as SAPS (South African Police Service). While SAPS (South African Police Service) executed the physical destruction of my life—through unlawful arrests, evictions, and detention—Media24 executed the reputational and legal destruction, ensuring that as the landlords and their conspirators looted everything I had built, the world saw me as the criminal and them as the victims.
Media24 was not merely reporting a biased or incomplete version of events. They were an active participant in the fraud, fabricating a public justification for actions that had no legal or factual basis.
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They manufactured an illusion of wrongdoing where none existed.
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They replaced real evidence with a carefully constructed media narrative.
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They created a "record of misconduct"—giving authorities, courts, and SAPS the justification they needed to act against me.
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They provided the public cover for the most egregious illegalities, making them appear like a righteous cause.
Without Media24, the landlords would have been forced to rely on real evidence—which did not exist.
THE PRECISE ALIGNMENT: MEDIA24'S FABRICATED ARTICLES & THE CONSORTIUMS CAMPAIGN
The unmistakable and precise alignment between the publication of the articles by Media24, and the campaign by the consortium.
As aligned as the specific timing of the articles was the start and finish of the series of articles. Starting when needed and ending when the goals had been achieved.
The Problem Media24 Was ‘Recruited ‘to Solve
By mid-2022, the landlords faced a major problem:
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I was not walking away from my investment, my contracts, or my legal rights.
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They had no legal means of removing me without honouring the agreements they had signed.
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If they wanted to seize my properties and sell them at inflated prices, they needed to erase me—financially, legally, and publicly.
But they lacked one thing, evidence. Without evidence, they had no grounds for eviction, no justification for arrests, and no legal reason to deny bail. This is where Media24 stepped in.
They fabricated evidence—not in the form of court submissions or sworn statements, but in the court of public opinion.
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Media24 stories were used as justification for legal action.
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Articles were entered as “evidence” in civil proceedings.
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Media24’s false reporting directly led to my second arrest.
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The fabricated fraud narrative was cited to deny bail, keeping me in Pollsmoor.
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The sheer volume of media coverage made it impossible for me to defend myself—everything I said was pre-dismissed as “the conman lying.”
With no real evidence to justify what they were doing, Media24 became the evidence—and the more they repeated the false narrative, the more it became an unquestioned “fact.”
MEDIA24'S FABRICATED ARTICLES
Exposing repeated requests to investigate Media24's extreme violations
A table tracking the extensive communications with the Press Council, initiated by me, documenting ongoing efforts to hold Media24 accountable for severe ethical breaches.
Each entry reflects an attempt to trigger oversight, demand accountability, and prompt formal review of Media24's conduct, yet the Council's lack of enforcement allowed unchecked journalistic misconduct to persist.
How Media24 Made The Impossible Possible
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They fabricated a fraud narrative, falsely claiming I had defrauded the landlords—despite signed agreements, payment records, and written acknowledgments proving otherwise.
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They weaponized their platforms—News24, Netwerk24, and Rapport—to coordinate and amplify the false narrative, ensuring it became “fact” through sheer repetition.
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They strategically timed articles to coincide with my arrests and legal proceedings, ensuring that each false report created justification for the next legal attack.
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They concealed all exculpatory evidence—omitting key documents, such as the rental agreement proposal (which originated from the landlords themselves) and the affidavit from estate agent Anton Moller, which proved I was being set up.
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They provided the landlords with the public cover they needed—allowing them to justify actions that were immoral, illegal, and financially devastating as if they were some noble moral crusade.
With every action they took, they made it easier for others to act against me with impunity:
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SAPS (South African Police Service) officers could justify their actions because the media had already declared me guilty.
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Prosecutors didn’t need real evidence—there was already a “record” of fraud in the media.
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The public accepted my arrests without question because the groundwork had been laid.
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Even those involved in the conspiracy could justify their own greed, convincing themselves they were taking part in some noble cause.
This was not just character assassination—this was the final stage of the plan to remove me as an obstacle to their financial goals.
Media24’s False and Fabricated Articles vs the Facts and the Truth
MEDIA24
FALSE:
The News24 Interview with "Inge": "In due course, they became aware of the short-term lettings, and that started causing further issues.”
TRUE:
"I duly confirm that both prior to and during the conclusion of the lease, the property was let to Mr. Russel for the express usage as short-term accommodation and that Mr. Broad was thus aware of and agreed to such usage.
The intention of the written lease agreement was furthermore to permit such abovementioned usage"
Media24: Fabricating The Illusion Of A Crime
This was not journalism. This was industrial-scale misinformation—coordinated, deliberate, and designed to achieve a financial objective.
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With no real evidence against me, they fabricated guilt by ensuring multiple media outlets repeated the same falsehoods relentlessly.
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They omitted or buried any facts that contradicted their narrative—including their own prior reporting that acknowledged the legitimacy of my business model.
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They deliberately ignored evidence that would have exposed the Consortium’s fraud—including sworn affidavits, bank records, and court rulings that contradicted their claims.
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They created an echo chamber, where their own false reports became ‘sources’ for further false reports—manufacturing legitimacy out of thin air.
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They knowingly and maliciously destroyed my credibility, ensuring that even when I presented overwhelming evidence, it was dismissed out of hand.
This campaign was not just about destroying my name—it was about ensuring that when my properties were stolen, the public believed I had no right to them in the first place.
Media24’s False and Fabricated Articles vs the Facts and the Truth
MEDIA24
FALSE:
The News24 Interview with "Inge": "She alleged the couple were almost financially ruined due to Russell not having paid rent or utilities for about a year."
TRUE:
I further confirm that Mr. Russel was due to pay quarterly (and not monthly) rental in advance and I confirm the Rawson Property Statements as annexed hereto.
I thus confirm that Mr. Russel was not outstanding with rental or utilities".
Defamation As A Tool Of Financial Fraud
The law defines criminal defamation as:
"The unlawful and intentional publication of material that injures another’s reputation, with intent to harm."
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There is no question that Media24 acted unlawfully.
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There is no question that their intent was to destroy my reputation.
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And there is no question that this was done for the sole purpose of aiding an organized fraud.
Their reporting was not a mistake, a misjudgement, or an editorial failure—it was a calculated, strategic campaign to ensure that when my properties were stolen, no one would question it.
...And thanks to SAPS (South African Police Service) and Media24, so far, they have gotten away with it!!!
PRESS COUNCIL FAILURES
Exposing repeated requests to investigate Media24's extreme violations
A table tracking the extensive communications with the Press Council, initiated by me, documenting ongoing efforts to hold Media24 accountable for severe ethical breaches.
Each entry reflects an attempt to trigger oversight, demand accountability, and prompt formal review of Media24's conduct, yet the Council's lack of enforcement allowed unchecked journalistic misconduct to persist.
Media24’s False and Fabricated Articles vs the Facts and the Truth
MEDIA24
FALSE:
"INGE" BROAD: "The laws are really not fair towards property owners, she told News24."
TRUE:
The laws weren’t unfair—they just got in the way of their scam. They signed a valid lease, watched me invest millions transforming their rundown home, then tried to steal it back. The courts stopped them—because I was a lawful tenant, not a squatter.
What the Broads really wanted was a system that let them breach the lease, ignore contract law, seize my investments, and cash in—without consequences. When the law held them accountable, they cried foul. Media24 sided with them, painting them as victims while ignoring every ruling that exposed their fraud.
THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF ALL THREE
SAPS CORRUPTION IDENTICAL CONDUCT
SAPS Officers Duna and Stevens Reproduce Identical Misconduct in Separate Arrest Campaigns
Comparative Analysis Table of SAPS Conduct Across Three Fabricated Charges
Despite operating in different stations, investigating unrelated charges, and working months apart, Sergeant Duna and Sergeant Stevens followed the exact same unlawful playbook.
The table details 60+ identical actions — from fabricated evidence and bail objections, to refusal to investigate and media manipulation — all serving the same private interests.
This repeated pattern of corruption could not occur by chance. The mathematical probability of this happening naturally is less than 1 in 1.3 undecillion.
The only plausible explanation is coordinated criminality.
Malicious Prosecution 3 of 6: The October Paula Disberry Setup
Between arrests, Wouter de Swardt enlisted landlord Paula Disberry to file theft and malicious damage charges in October 2022. The charges were baseless:
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A full and final handover of the property had taken place weeks earlier.
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Photographic records, contracts, and WhatsApp exports confirmed no items were missing.
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The SAPS (South African Police Service) officer from Camps Bay verified the facts and confirmed there was no case.
Despite this, the docket was kept open deliberately, giving Wouter de Swardt a pretext to revive charges when another arrest was required.
Illegal Arrest 2 of 4 / Malicious Prosecution 4 of 6: The December Civil Ambush
Following a High Court ruling allowing cross-examination in the civil proceedings, Wouter de Swardt and Sergeant Stevens executed a second illegal arrest on 14 December 2022, using previously closed dockets. The arrest occurred just as the appeal deadline approached — clearly designed to remove me as a legal opponent.
The SAPS (South African Police Service) team, including a Special Task Force unit, stormed my home and seized all devices and legal materials. The charges were later withdrawn in court — the docket contained no new evidence, only Paula Disberry’s old submission and falsified immigration records.
REASONS FOR & TIMING OF THE DECEMBER ARREST
DECEMBER ARREST: TIMED FOR PRIVATE GAIN, NOT CRIMINAL JUSTICE
30 Distinct reasons behind the December arrest proving it was a not a police-led criminal case
The table shows both the reasons for the arrest & for it's timing.
Every one of which is dictated by the needs & wants of the private individuals behind the arrests & detentions - Wouter De Swardt, Paula Disberry, Keith & Inge Broad, Raj Moonsamy, Maureen & Richard Schaffer.
All owners of the properties I transformed & they took back afterwards.
- Mapped to specific financial objectives, rental market timing & legal deadlines
- Not a police-led criminal case but a premeditated arrest by private interests, concealed behind procedural mechanisms to achieve financial & legal dominance!
Illegal Arrest 3 of 4: The Secret Llandudno Raid
While I was being arrested at Fisherman’s Bend, a second illegal operation was underway at 16 Leirmans Road. Wouter De Swardt — posing as a police officer — and Denis Dalton led SAPS (South African Police Service) into the property, illegally arrested the housekeeper, seized the keys, and handed them to Keith Broad.
This raid was undocumented, unauthorised, and confirmed in conversation between Wouter De Swardt and Sergeant Stevens at the arrest scene. It resulted in Keith Broad taking possession of the property within hours — bypassing every legal safeguard.
Illegal Arrest 4 of 4 / Malicious Prosecution 5 of 6: The January Retaliation
In January 2023, Wouter de Swardt arranged for housekeeper Clement to lure Ollie Sokanyile to 32 Fisherman’s Bend under the pretext of collecting his belongings. On arrival, Ollie Sokanyile was arrested by SAPS (South African Police Service) and detained at Hout Bay for a week.
This was a targeted retaliation for Ollie Sokanyile's defence of housekeepers during the July eviction. He was released on first sight of the docket. There was no case.
Malicious Prosecution 6 of 6: The Bogus Immigration Charge
As the final charges were withdrawn on 14 March 2023, Sergeant Stevens — under instruction from Wouter de Swardt — filed a fabricated immigration charge. It alleged I had overstayed my visa since March 2021, despite:
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A valid extension to December 2021;
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COVID-era visa moratoriums covering 2022;
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SAPS (South African Police Service) possession of both my original and replacement passports for over a year.
The affidavit was knowingly false, and the charge was designed to prolong detention. It was only withdrawn after I submitted a full evidentiary Representation to the Senior Prosecutor on 29 June 2023.
Despite the withdrawal, SAPS (South African Police Service) continued to illegally withhold my valid passport and equipment, citing future charges — a claim never acted upon. No charges reached trial. No evidence was tested. The goal was not prosecution — it was obstruction, incarceration, and property seizure through state-backed force.
SABOTAGE OF MY IMMIGRATION STATUS
How My Passports Were Stolen, My Immigration Status Destroyed, and the Lies Used to Justify Detention
My immigration status wasn’t compromised by negligence or bureaucratic delay—it was deliberately sabotaged. Over a two-year period, my original and replacement passports were stolen, official records were falsified, and immigration law was weaponized to engineer unlawful detentions and smear my reputation. These actions were not mistakes; they were deliberate, coordinated crimes orchestrated by a network of individuals abusing their power and connections.
The sabotage began in early 2022 when my original British passport vanished from the glovebox of my car while it was in for repairs. Paula Disberry, a key member of the consortium targeting me, exploited the car’s tracker to orchestrate the theft. Initially believing I had misplaced it, I searched relentlessly before applying for a replacement—a process severely delayed by Brexit and COVID-19. When the replacement finally arrived months later, it too was stolen, under Paula Disberry’s instructions, by Wouter de Swardt and his associates. Both passports were withheld unlawfully by SAPS (South African Police Service) for 18 months, leaving me without the critical documents necessary to renew my visa.
With no access to my valid passports, my immigration status became vulnerable. By withholding the documents, Paula Disberry and her collaborators ensured my visa could not be renewed, causing it to lapse. These actions provided the perfect pretext to portray me falsely as an illegal immigrant. Fabricated affidavits and manipulated Home Affairs records were used to weaponize this manufactured non-compliance, resulting in a series of arrests, detentions, and defamation campaigns.
A Timeline of Orchestrated Sabotage
August 2022: Arrest and False Claims
When I filed eviction proceedings against squatters occupying my property, they retaliated by filing fabricated charges. On 4 August 2022, SAPS (South African Police Service) arrested me under false pretenses to obstruct the eviction hearing scheduled for that day. Despite the minor charge (the alleged theft of TVs), SAPS (South African Police Service) opposed my bail, citing immigration violations. Sergeant Duna at Hout Bay SAPS (South African Police Service) falsely claimed that Home Affairs had requested my detention for deportation, even though Home Affairs records confirmed my visa had been legally extended to 31 December 2021.
The passports Sergeant Duna withheld contained proof of my lawful status, yet SAPS (South African Police Service) obstructed access to this critical evidence. Instead, they submitted fraudulent affidavits asserting I had overstayed since March 2021, directly contradicting Home Affairs’ database. My bail application revealed the truth when Sergeant Duna, under cross-examination, admitted SAPS (South African Police Service) had my passport all along. Despite this, SAPS (South African Police Service) continued to withhold it, prolonging my legal and personal hardships.
Fact Files: Buried to Enable Theft, Smear Campaigns, and Criminal Collusion
Having visited Cape Town for two decades and lived there from 2014 to 2016, I returned in December 2020, intending to split my time between London and Cape Town. I leased a property in Camps Bay for three months to align with my 90-day visa. However, COVID-19 travel restrictions prevented my return to the UK, leading to a one-year lease extension with an option for an additional year at my discretion.
With the owner's full knowledge and support, I made significant improvements to the property and began renting the lower half to overseas tourists, which became highly successful. Conversations with the owner evolved from extending the lease to potentially purchasing the home once permanent residency was secured.
Fact Files: SAPS (SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE) DELIBERATELY WITHHELD EVIDENCE TO BLOCK MY RELEASE
For three months, SAPS officers refused to disclose my immigration records, despite multiple court orders. They knew that producing the records would expose their lies and force my release.
By deliberately suppressing exculpatory evidence, SAPS ensured I remained unlawfully detained in Pollsmoor, preventing me from challenging the fabricated charges and reclaiming my properties.
CORRUPTION REPORT
PASSPORT THEFT & VISA SABOTAGE
Confirmation of theft and illegal retention of my replacement passport
WhatsApp messages from Peter van Wyk confirming the theft and illegal retention of my replacement passport.
The final image, taken inside their Mini John Cooper Works, shows my stolen passport in their possession—further evidence of the deliberate sabotage of my immigration status
"Hi Darren. Are you perhaps looking for your passport. I can give you all the details so you can sort it out. Although we have blocked you from leaving South Africa. I am sure you will want to know"
October 2022: Replacement Passport Stolen Again
Just as my replacement passport arrived, it was stolen under Paula Disberry’s orders and handed to Wouter De Swardt. This deliberate act escalated the crisis further, leaving me entirely without valid documentation.
December 2022: Renewed Detention and Escalation
SAPS (South African Police Service) arrested me again in December, once more invoking my immigration status to oppose bail. Ignoring my stolen passports and visa moratoriums in place, they falsely labeled me as a flight risk. To further obstruct my release, they fraudulently inflated charges by escalating minor matters to Schedule 5 offenses. These actions were designed not to prosecute legitimate crimes but to keep me detained and powerless.
March 2023: Fabricated Immigration Charge
As all criminal charges were dropped, Investigating Officer Sergeant Stevens filed an immigration charge claiming I had failed to leave South Africa after 23 March 2021. This charge was both false and legally impossible. My visa had been extended through December 2021, and automatic moratoriums covered the subsequent period. Sergeant Stevens knowingly pursued the charge despite SAPS (South African Police Service) withholding my valid passports, which prevented any visa application. It was only after I submitted a detailed representation to the Senior Public Prosecutor, exposing the full timeline of theft and sabotage, that the immigration charge was withdrawn. However, no investigation or accountability followed.
Sabotage's Permanent Consequences
Despite the withdrawal of charges, SAPS (South African Police Service) continued to withhold my valid replacement passport, returning only the expired original. This deliberate act ensures I cannot regularize my visa status, leaving me effectively stateless. Media outlets fuelled the defamation by labelling me an "illegal immigrant," amplifying the lies created by those orchestrating this campaign. WhatsApp messages circulated mocking images of my stolen passports, as if the theft itself was a joke.
The hypocrisy is staggering: those who caused the breach in my immigration status—through theft, deceit, and legal manipulation—used it to:
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Justify my arrests and oppose bail;
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Prolong my detentions;
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Block civil proceedings;
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Seize control of my properties; and
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Smear me publicly to destroy my credibility.
These actions were not bureaucratic errors—they were part of a coordinated strategy to detain, dispossess, and discredit me.
FACT FILES: DELAYED RELEASE TACTIC - A LAST ATTEMPT TO DESTROY ME
Even after all charges were withdrawn, SAPS delayed my release under the pretense of administrative formalities. These delays allowed my adversaries to further consolidate control over my properties and assets.
Every extra day in Pollsmoor served a purpose. SAPS officers ensured that by the time I was released, the damage would be so extensive that recovering from it would be nearly impossible.
Irreplaceable Losses: The Personal Toll
Beyond the legal and reputational damage, the personal costs have been devastating. I have not seen my mother since 2020. Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022, her prognosis is grim. COVID-19 initially separated us, but from 2022 onward, it was the deliberate sabotage of my immigration status that made travel impossible. Stolen passports, fabricated charges, and SAPS's (South African Police Service) refusal to return my documents have robbed me of the chance to be with her in what may be her final months.
The time we have lost is irreplaceable. I wasn’t there when she received her diagnosis. I haven’t been able to support her during treatment. Even if my situation is eventually resolved, it may be too late to reclaim the moments that matter most.
The institutions responsible for protecting rights and justice have failed entirely. SAPS (South African Police Service) continues to withhold my documents without justification. Oversight bodies like IPID and the NPA have ignored blatant abuses of power. Home Affairs staff submitted false affidavits to the courts. Promised support from the Premier of the Western Cape never materialized. Media outlets perpetuate defamation without accountability.
This is what it means to be made stateless by sabotage: watching precious time slip away while every institution with the power to intervene chooses to look the other way.
PASSPORT THEFT & VISA SABOTAGE TIMELINES
The Passport’s Journey: How Visa Sabotage Was Engineered to Block Legal Residency
The Theft, Retention & Manipulation of Immigration Records to Justify Wrongful Arrests and Weoponise Immigration Status
This timeline details the systematic obstruction of visa extensions, exposing:
✔ The theft and illegal retention of passports, preventing lawful renewal applications.
✔ SAPS officers withholding travel documents, falsely creating non-compliance issues.
✔ Fabricated affidavits and manipulated records, misrepresenting immigration status.
✔ The coordinated effort across law enforcement, private individuals, and Home Affairs, ensuring impunity for those involved.
✔ The weaponization of visa status, enabling wrongful arrests, detentions, and court misrepresentations.
This document maps the deliberate sabotage of legal residency, proving that visa violations were not the result of non-compliance—but a manufactured crisis designed to justify legal and financial attacks
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ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AND ATTEMPTS TO RETAKE LEIRMANS ROAD
PAYMENT 1 (MONTHS ONE TO THREE)
The rent for the period October 2021 to 31 December 2021 was paid on the 26th of September 2021. Please see the Rawsons account and Antons’s affidavit.
PAYMENT 2 (MONTHS FOUR TO SIX)
After that, the next period was January, February, and March 2022. I transferred that on 28 December 2021 and landed in Rawsons account on 4 January 2022 (there was a weekend and a bank holiday weekend in between the two)
PAYMENT 3 (MONTHS SEVEN TO NINE)
The rent for the period April, May and June, which took us into July 2022, was also paid. On this occasion less the R57.000 we did not pay the municipality to reconnect the power after they disconnected the property as a result of Keith Broad's failing to pass on a single one of our payments we made to him onto them
It was in July the successful illegal eviction took place and the protection order obtained through perjury which excluded us from going within 500 metres of the property
Having spent the first three months renovating the property, we spent the following six months being attacked by Keith and Inge Broad, the illegal evictions, home invasions , harassment, threats, the sabotage of our business and revenue. The appointment of Wouter de Swardt in the 9th month followed by his first acts in charge of putting the court hearing back six months and physically evicting us, marked the end of our occupation of the property, in spite of the high court order and landmark judgment which confirmed our indisputable and sole right of occupation.
Keith and Inge Broad, Wouter de Swardt, the members of that consortium, with the assistance of the SAPS (South African Police Service) officers, simply wrote their own laws, and with the assistance of Media24 they rewrote history, rewriting the narrative and casting me as a the villain.
FACT FILES: THE ILLEGAL SEIZURE OF MY PROPERTIES
Under South African law, a lawful eviction requires a court order, yet SAPS assisted in multiple illegal evictions and property seizures while I was detained. My adversaries took control of my homes and businesses, falsely claiming legal authority to do so.
SAPS was fully aware of the legal requirements but ignored them, knowing my absence left me defenseless. The timing was not a coincidence—it was the entire purpose of my false imprisonment.
ILLEGAL EVICTION 1. 24 DECEMBER 2021
The first illegal eviction was on Christmas Eve. When as you can see the rent was fully up to date. By then, we had gone as far with the property refurbishment as we intended to. As Keith Broad knew by way of the written and pictorial updates Wellem was instructed to send him every day. Which when we discovered this breach of privacy, we asked Wellem be fired. Keith refused of course.
Reason: As the messages show, Keith Broad demanded we pay the quarter's rent early. I refused. He also stated he wanted to rip up the lease and agree on new terms more suitable to him.
Payment: As mentioned, the second quarter rent which Rawsons remitted to Keith Broad upon receipt, covered us until the 1st of April 2022 During this period, the second, third and fourth illegal evictions were executed. Please note the confirmation from Anton on 7 January that all rent is up to date (January, February, March) and all utilities are up to date. Despite this, two weeks later, eviction no.2
ILLEGAL EVICTION 2. 27 JANUARY
Reason: Demands to pay utilities early and renegotiate the 5-year lease signed only four months earlier. Of course, the new terms were ones that suited Keith Broad better.
Keith Broad kept us locked out for a week. Not allowing us to return until the 4th of February and only then as a round table meeting had been arranged where we were forced to agree on new terms. These included paying an extra R5k per month for the front room that had always been part of the lease and had never been excluded, negotiations on a new lease with terms suitable to Keith Broad, etc.
I’m not sure if technically, that is blackmail or extortion. But it’s one or both. This was then followed by an attempt by Keith Broad to cancel the lease
ILLEGAL EVICTION 3. 27 FEBRUARY
Reason: Much the same as before, demands to pay utilities early and renegotiate the 5-year lease signed only four months earlier. Of course, the new terms were ones that suited Keith Broad better.
The eviction had left a young couple who had just arrived from Europe with their two-month old baby, stranded outside for hours. It cost us the relationship with their agent, and they cancelled the next day, request a refund which we gave them. They checked out the next day on 1 March.
This was also then followed by an attempt by Keith Broad to cancel the lease
ILLEGAL EVICTION 4. 1 MARCH 2022
Attempted but unsuccessful PPA intervened. Keith turned up with Bobby Broad (Gails husband) who I’m told had a baseball bat. Keith Broad kicked the door in to get inside. Had it just been me there then I am pretty certain the conversation would have been physical and not just verbal?
Reason: We had fired Wellem as per the conversations had with him after illegal evictions, one, two and three. The truth, was that he intended on walking back in and taking control s soon as the guests had left as per their scheduled departure date two weeks after arrival. But they left early.
In reality Keith Broad as good as fired Wellem, by using him to do his dirty work each time despite us making clear that made Wellem's position untenable. However, Keith Broad assesses people only in terms of their value and use to him and to whatever his current interests are. Everything and everyone else are a pointless obstacle.
Considering Keith Broad used Wellem as the reason for his next couple of eviction attempts through the high court was particularly disingenuous. If you saw the disgusting condition of Wellems room, you would very quickly understand how unimportant Wellem was to Keith Broad. I had his room retiled, redecorated, cleaned etc for Wellem when I had the house done, an expense I did not need to do but could not in all conscience have a housekeeper in my home living that badly
ILLEGAL EVICTION 5. 22 JULY 2022
The failed attempt by Wouter de Swardt and the 8 paid criminal thugs
Reason: Wouter de Swardt had discovered I was about to sign a long lease with someone from overseas. Ie. an actual sublet situation
Demonstrably untrue as we did high end luxury holidays lets. Periods of a night to two weeks. We would never do any form of long term tenancy let; the rent received would have been less than what we paid, we would be sacrificing 6 million a year for 1 million a year. But that was just the pretext, given in retrospect.
Wouter de Swardt was likely appointed in June, we received a letter from Keith Broad's attorneys putting the civil proceedings back by 6 months to November. At this point we knew they were clearing the way for a quicker and much cheaper way to get the property
FACT FILES: A POLICE RAID WITH NO LEGAL AUTHORITY
On 14 December 2022, SAPS (South African Police Service) carried out two simultaneous raids—one at Fisherman’s Bend and a secret, unauthorized operation at 16 Leirmans Road.
No arrest warrant was found for either operation. The only known warrant was a seizure warrant for my electronic devices, which had already been rejected by two different magistrates for lack of evidence. SAPS circumvented this by using an internal police sign-off, bypassing judicial oversight entirely.
Despite the lack of legal authority, SAPS (South African Police Service) proceeded with a full-scale operation, using armed officers to detain individuals and seize property without justification. This was not law enforcement—it was an illegal police action serving private interests.
ILLEGAL EVICTION 6. 24 JULY 2022
The successful eviction, including breaking in, beating up the housekeepers and ejecting them. then squatting
ILLEGAL EVICTION 7. 29 JULY2022
We launched spoliation proceedings which they knew they would lose. In response to effectively make those proceedings void they applied for a protection order based entirely on lies and got an injunction stopping me or my staff from going within 500 metres of the property.
This 500m exclusion remained in place. Only discovering on receipt of the 8 November hearing papers it had been removed.
They also ensured that rather than serve it immediately, I would be served after the 4 August hearing, that way it could not be mentioned in court, or overturned, but would come into effect once the outcome of the hearing was known. Hereby voiding a successful outcome for us
ILLEGAL EVICTION 8. 1 AUGUST 2022
Not content that this would prove bullet proof they then laid false charges of theft and had me arrested. Going on to rig the bail application to make it almost impossible to get bail. Including inflating the value of the items from a few thousand to almost a million.
ILLEGAL EVICTION 9 & 10. 13 / 14 DECEMBER 2022
The illegal eviction at Leirmans Road in a secret, unofficial and highly illegal police operation, headed by Wouter de Swardt and Denis Dalton of ESS. The illegal arrest at Fisherman’s bend and the passing of the keys to the owner and a couple of minutes after they took me away, there was an extremely efficient illegal eviction disguised successfully as an arrest
ILLEGAL EVICTION 11 & 12. 19 DECEMBER 2022
Keith Broad , Ragi Moonsamy etc send their attorney to deny me either Leirmans or Fishermen as a bail address even though both were legally mine and Leirmans had as recently as four months earlier had a high court judge confirm my sole right of occupation and issue an interdict against Keith Broad. Making it clear were I to return I would not be permitted access.
ILLEGAL EVICTION 13 & 14. 6 JANUARY 2023
Repeat of the above
ILLEGAL EVICTION 15. 14 MARCH 2023
The bogus immigration charge and the previous 3 months of detention had ensured I was unable to contest the application lodged by Keith Broad less than 24 hours before my arrest, precisely its purpose.
LANDMARK JUDGEMENT
High Court Judgment Confirms Illegal Eviction and Criminal Misconduct
Judge van Zyl’s Landmark Ruling Exposes Lies, Orders Restitution, and Condemns the Criminal Conduct of Keith Broad, Wouter de Swardt, SAPS
This judgment—delivered by High Court Judge van Zyl in August 2022—is a definitive legal ruling confirming the illegality of the evictions orchestrated by Keith Broad and Wouter de Swardt on 22 and 24 July.
The application for spoliation relief was submitted on 27 July.
To prevent the matter from being heard, Broad and de Swardt attempted to have me jailed on fabricated charges of theft, culminating in a strategic arrest on 4 August, much later than they had hoped —minutes before the hearing began
Despite this criminal interference, and because the arrest had not come sooner, the hearing went ahead. The judge ruled in my favour on every count:
1) Confirmed I was in lawful possession of the property.
2) Ordered the eviction of Keith Broad, Wouter de Swardt, and the eight thugs they installed.
3) Issued an interdict against any future interference.
4) Very unusually also awarding punitive costs against Broad, demonstrating the courts grave view of his conduct, denouncing his dishonesty.
In a further act of abuse, Keith Broads perjured protection order application submitted in my absence while in unlawful detention, had the effect of nurturing the the High Court judgment with yet more deceit, obtaining a 500 meter exclusion zone around the property by falsely claiming it was his family home and the thugs who forced their way in were mine sent to intimidate him in his family home.
And yet, not a single word of this was reported by Media24—despite their coverage of other proceedings in the same property dispute.
The judgment was publicly available and widely circulated, but their omission was deliberate.
Their reporting painted Broad and the landlords as victims while omitting the very court ruling that destroyed that narrative.
The Press Council has still not acted on this gross violation of the press code.
THE "DOCKET" IN NAME ONLY
THE WAFER THIN FOLDER THEY CALLED A "DOCKET"
Irrefutable legal outcomes proving my position was substantiated, the opposing claims dismantled, yet detention was still executed before judgements could be known
A table exposing the complete lack of investigative activity from SAPS, Bellville Commercial Crime Unit, Hout Bay & Camps Bay SAPS, while all documented movements align directly with civil court deadlines dictated by private individuals.
The table presents irrefutable proof that no genuine police investigation took place.
Sergeant Stevens, Sergeant Duna, Bellville Crime Unit, Hout Bay & Camps Bay SAPS contributing nothing to criminal inquiries - ZERO EVIDENCE GATHERING, NO PROCEDURAL ACTION, AND NO INDEPENDENT CASE DEVELOPMENT.
In one of the most disturbing betrayals of the entire campaign, Mario Boffa—a trusted insider—initiated what would become a coordinated plot of embezzlement, sabotage, theft, and attempted murder. It began when Mario Boffa hired Denis Dalton and Johan Schalkwyk to join him under the guise of managing operations and protection. Together, they exploited every level of access they had been given.
Over the course of several weeks, the trio embezzled R1.2 million from the business, stole cash, and made multiple unauthorised withdrawals—all under the cover of legitimacy. At the height of this betrayal, they executed a coordinated attempt to drug and kill me, intending to wipe the accounts, stage a disappearance, and escape blame. This plot included the strategic removal of my passport—on direct instruction from Wouter de Swardt, who had himself been instructed by Paula Disberry.
They were aided throughout by the private security detail that they themselves had arranged, deepening the breach of trust to its most extreme.
Following the collapse of the murder plot and the exposure of the theft, all three vanished. But in a second wave of deception, Mario Boffa returned weeks later, pretending to confess, only to steal even more funds before disappearing again.
He then launched a bogus villa rental business in my name—built on the very false narrative they had helped spread about a supposed scam—and used it to divert attention from the real perpetrators. It was this diversionary scam that fuelled the fraudulent online petition that later appeared, which aimed to redirect blame and demonise me publicly.
A year later, Boffa resurfaced again, this time attempting extortion. Though this act came well after the original sabotage, it was entirely consistent with the pattern of manipulation, betrayal, and criminality that began the moment he was given access.
This was not opportunistic theft. It was a premeditated and layered operation of infiltration, theft, physical endangerment, and narrative control—executed by those entrusted with my safety.
EMBEZZLEMENT, TORTURE, MURDER AND THEFT
The True Reason for the Consortium’s Secrecy
The Consortium has always denied any formal alliance. Why? Because acknowledging its existence would:
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Legally implicate every member under conspiracy laws—making each one criminally responsible for the over 300 offences committed by any one of them.
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Reveal the real and nefarious reason for their alliance—to orchestrate a coordinated fraud and property grab.
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Their actions were not random, independent acts of greedy landlords.
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They acted together.
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They plotted together.
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They executed a campaign of destruction together.
...And thanks to SAPS and Media24, so far, they have gotten away with it!!!
FACT FILES: IT WAS NEVER ABOUT JUSTICE - ONLY ABOUT REMOVING ME
The police had no interest in investigating a crime because no crime had been committed. Their goal was simple: to remove me from my properties, silence me, and financially ruin me.
The fabricated charges, false media reports, and manipulated legal proceedings all served the same purpose—to make it impossible for me to fight back while those responsible benefited from my absence.
For all their accusations, fabrications, and media manipulation, one thing remains indisputable... They never had real evidence.
Every claim made by SAPS (South African Police Service), the landlords, and Media24 collapses under scrutiny, because the actual evidence tells a very different story.
THE EVIDENCE THAT DESTROYS THEIR LIES
The Police Docket: The Complete Absence of Evidence
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The entire docket was devoid of any financial crime, forensic analysis, or substantive evidence.
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There was no supporting documentation—no contracts, no transaction records, no forensic accounting reports.
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The case was built entirely on affidavits from the landlords and their associates, all of whom had a direct financial interest in my destruction.
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The "evidence" was so weak that even two separate magistrates refused to authorize an arrest warrant—only for SAPS to bypass them and orchestrate an unlawful arrest anyway.
The Affidavit of Anton Moller: Proof That the Fraud Narrative Was Fabricated
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Anton Moller, a real estate agent directly involved in the initial agreements, provided a sworn affidavit confirming that the landlords were lying.
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His testimony exposed the landlords' attempts to rewrite history—confirming that they had full knowledge of the agreements, the rental model, and the property transformations.
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He confirmed that I had not misled anyone or engaged in fraud, directly contradicting the landlords’ claims.
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This document, which should have exonerated me entirely, was ignored by SAPS and deliberately omitted from Media24's reporting.
DOCKET CONTRIBUTIONS
THE TOTAL ABSENCE OF DOCKET ACTIVITY
Docket Activity Proves Strategic Civil Court Manipulation by Wouter De Swardt, Paula Disberry, Keith & Inge Broad
A table exposing the complete lack of investigative activity from SAPS, Bellville Commercial Crime Unit, Hout Bay & Camps Bay SAPS, while all documented movements align directly with civil court deadlines dictated by private individuals.
The table presents irrefutable proof that no genuine police investigation took place. Sergeant Stevens, Sergeant Duna, Bellville Crime Unit, Hout Bay & Camps Bay SAPS contributing nothing to criminal inquiries - ZERO EVIDENCE GATHERING, NO PROCEDURAL ACTION, AND NO INDEPENDENT CASE DEVELOPMENT.
The Rental Proposal: Undeniable Proof That This Was Their Plan, Not Mine
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The business model at the centre of this dispute was not my idea—it was proposed by the landlords themselves.
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The rental agreement, including short-term lets, was explicitly discussed, negotiated, and agreed upon before I ever signed a contract.
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This document alone obliterates any claim that I ‘deceived’ the landlords or failed to uphold my obligations.
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Its existence proves that they did not merely fabricate a fraud narrative—they actively attempted to erase the documented truth.
The Payment Records: A Trail of Financial Proof
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I paid over R6,000,000 in rent, housekeeping, and utilities—despite the landlords’ false claims that I ‘paid a month or two, then stopped.’
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Bank transfers, invoices, and statements confirm that I paid quarterly in advance—directly contradicting the fraud narrative.
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These records were readily available to SAPS, yet they chose to ignore them, proceeding with an arrest based on nothing but unsubstantiated accusations.
The WhatsApp Exports: The Landlords' Own Words Expose Their Lies
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Chats between Keith Broad, his agent, and his cousin confirm that no arrears existed.
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Messages from Inge Broad prove that the landlords were actively working to sabotage my ability to generate rental income.
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Records show their repeated attempts to block advertisements and manipulate bookings—directly undercutting their claims that I ‘refused to pay rent.’
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These messages expose the calculated nature of their fraud—confirming they were fully aware of my compliance while they were actively working to destroy the agreement.
FACT FILES: MAGISTRATES REJECTED THE CASE AS TOO WEAK
The lack of evidence in the docket was so glaring that when SAPS attempted to obtain an arrest warrant, two separate magistrates refused to issue one.
A fraud case of this scale would require substantial documentation, forensic accounting, and witness testimony. The absence of such material meant that even under South Africa’s low evidentiary standards for arrest, the case was deemed unfit.
Yet, SAPS proceeded with the arrests anyway—confirming their intent was incarceration, not prosecution.
The Timeline That Exposes the Strategy
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The alleged ‘criminal acts’ only became an issue once the landlords wanted to take back the properties.
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No complaints, legal actions, or disputes existed when I was actively transforming the properties and generating high rental income for them.
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Only after I had invested substantial sums and the properties had dramatically increased in value did they claim ‘fraud’—a clear sign of a premeditated plan to seize the assets.
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The timing of the evictions, arrests, and fabricated charges align perfectly with key moments in the civil court battles—proving the criminal proceedings were a strategic manoeuvre, not legitimate law enforcement action.
The Court Rulings That Contradict the Fraud Claims
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Prior legal rulings confirmed that I had a lawful right to occupy the properties.
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None of these rulings were mentioned by Media24 or considered by SAPS before launching their attack.
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Instead of relying on the judiciary, the landlords and their allies sought to bypass legal decisions through force, media manipulation, and fraudulent police action.
The Final Blow: The Conspiracy Exposed
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Not one piece of credible evidence supports their fraud allegations.
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Every key document disproving their claims was ignored, buried, or omitted.
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The real fraud was the deliberate and systematic effort to erase my rights, steal my assets, and rewrite the truth.
This was not a misunderstanding.
This was not a contractual dispute.
This was a calculated conspiracy—executed through deception, corruption, and brute force.
...And thanks to SAPS and Media24, so far, they have gotten away with it!!!
THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF COINCIDENCE: THE STATISTICAL PROOF OF ORCHESTRATION
Even if someone ignored the overwhelming documentary evidence, one fact remains inescapable: The statistical probability of these events occurring by chance is zero.
This was not a series of unfortunate coincidences—this was a meticulously coordinated attack, executed with precision to ensure my destruction at every critical moment.
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Arrests were precisely timed to prevent me from attending key legal hearings.
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Media coverage was synchronized with court proceedings and SAPS (South African Police Service) actions, reinforcing the false narrative.
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Evictions, financial seizures, and criminal charges followed a perfectly orchestrated sequence.
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The same SAPS (South African Police Service) officers, the same investigators, and the same media figures were involved in every attack.
This wasn’t a legal process. This wasn’t an investigation. This was a criminal operation, orchestrated and executed with the precision of a hostile corporate takeover.
AUGUST CHARGES PRECISE TIMING
AUGUST CHARGES PRECISE TIMING
AUGUST CHARGES PRECISE TIMING
1) The spoliatio application was submitted on 26 July, KB notified 28 July
2) The date of the hearing was 4 August,
3) KB / IB lay the false theft charges and obtain P.O 29 July-1 Aug
4) Concerted moves to arrest begin immediately (by fluke i was in Pringle Bay) and continue through to morning of 4 August
5) Arrest executed 8am 4 August, too late to stop the proceedings
DECEMBER CHARGES PRECISE TIMING
1) An appeal to the November ruling was required between 6 and 16 December. The seizure warrant was applied for on 13 December. The same day Keith Broad filed his court application.
2) Two magistrates declined to authorise either an arrest warrant or a search and seizure warrant.
3) The seizure warrant obtained internally on the false premise of urgency at 8am on 14 Dec
3) Arrest made 10am.
4) application pushed through by K Broad while I was detained
MARCH CHARGES PRECISE TIMING
1) KB attempts to have the hearing while I am detained.
2) Heating date put back twice, so Serg Stevens continues to demand more time for "further investigation"
3) Final date is set at 15 March with my bail application due to stat 14 March
4) Prosecution drop all charges on first sight, to ensure i remained on remand Serg Stevens introduces a new charge, this time the bogus immigration charge to ensure my absense for the hearing .
IMPOSSIBILITY OF COINCIDENCE
The table demonstrates the impossibility of coincidence with all three sets of charges coming literally to the day when needed to provide a strategic advantage in the three most significant court dates of the entire relationship.
Court dates where my absence would be essential.
A relationship that spanned a year and a half and if the charges were genuine a period of four years
The Mathematical Impossibility Of The Timing
A legitimate criminal investigation follows evidence, leads, and legal process—not a pre-scripted calendar of attacks. Yet, my arrests, detentions, and criminal charges occurred at the exact moments when my presence was most critical in civil court.
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August 4, 2022: Arrested the same morning as my legal attempt to reclaim property through the courts.
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December 14, 2022: Arrested within hours of Keith Broad filing a fraudulent High Court application—ensuring I was unable to contest it.
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March 13, 2023: Arrested two days before the final civil hearing, ensuring I was in Pollsmoor Prison during the judgment.
The probability of all three major arrests aligning perfectly with these three critical hearings—by pure chance—is 1 in 24,000,000.
The Statistical Proof Of A Criminal Conspiracy: Identical Tactics, Different Officers, Different Jurisdictions
The entire fraud campaign relied on a specific formula:
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Fabricated charges—based on nothing but affidavits from financially interested parties.
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Procedural violations—denial of due process, falsified dockets, ignored exculpatory evidence.
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Synchronised media narratives—ensuring public perception was manipulated in real time.
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Total investigative failure—no forensic analysis, no financial audit, no actual criminal evidence.
Yet this identical sequence of misconduct was carried out by different SAPS (South African Police Service) officers, across different jurisdictions, in separate cases.
The probability of two unrelated investigations producing an identical pattern of legal violations—without coordination—is 1 in 9,200,000.
This was not multiple investigations arriving at the same conclusions—this was a single plan, executed under different banners.
The Orchestrated Timing Of Media & Court Actions
A free press is supposed to investigate, challenge, and verify—not act as a mouthpiece for criminal conspiracies. Yet, every false claim made by the landlords and Wouter de Swardt:
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Appeared, unchallenged, in Media24 publications.
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Was synchronised with key legal proceedings and SAPS (South African Police Service) operations.
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Was treated as absolute fact—without ever presenting my side of the story.
The probability of over 50 accusations aligning perfectly between Media24 and the landlords—without direct coordination—is 1 in 10⁵⁰. To put that in perspective, the chances of winning the lottery five times in a row are higher than this happening by coincidence.
This was not journalism. This was not objective reporting. This was an industrial-scale disinformation campaign, coordinated in lockstep with the courts and SAPS (South African Police Service).
FACT FILES: PROSECUTORS WERE MISLED BY SAPS
SAPS provided false information to the prosecution, who then unknowingly opposed my bail and justified my detention. The police misled prosecutors into believing:
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That I had overstayed my visa (false).
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That Home Affairs had requested my detention (false).
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That I had been formally interviewed by SAPS about my immigration status (false).
Once the prosecution was finally shown the real evidence, they withdrew all charges immediately. But by then, SAPS had already succeeded in keeping me imprisoned for months.
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The arrests were strategically timed—not investigative outcomes, but procedural weapons.
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The media narratives were pre-scripted—not journalism, but propaganda.
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The same figures, officers, and "investigators" were involved at every stage—not law enforcement, but organized fraud.
This was not bad luck. This was not coincidence. This was a systematic, precision-executed attack—designed to cripple me at the exact moments it mattered most.
...And thanks to SAPS and Media24, so far, they have gotten away with it!!!
EVIDENCE
GRAPHICAL EVIDENCE: PRECISE INEXPLICABLE ALIGNMENT
Coordinated Attacks and Precise Alignment of Civil, Criminal, Illegal Evictions, Docket Activity and Media24's Fabricated Articles
This chart exposes the strategic alignment between civil litigation, criminal charges, illegal evictions, and the timed release of Media24 articles. Every escalation in court was mirrored by a media smear and a new unlawful act—from fabricated arrears claims to manufactured police action.
The overlap is not coincidental. It reveals a deliberate, sustained campaign to discredit, evict, and criminalise me while silencing the evidence of what I uncovered.
OUTCOMES EVIDENCE: THE INDISPUTABLE PROOF OF A FRAUDULENT CAMPAIGN
One thing is undeniable: few individuals have ever been subjected to such intense scrutiny and investigation, and fewer still by individuals so highly motivated to find any wrongdoing.
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The Consortium—driven by financial greed.
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SAPS (South African Police Service) officers—weaponised as enforcers.
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Journalists—tasked with manufacturing public perception.
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Banks and financial institutions—scouring for any irregularities.
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Booking platforms—given full access to records.
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My devices, data, and private communications—searched by multiple parties.
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21 court appearances.
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Three separate criminal matters.
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Representations to the Senior State Prosecutor.
And on every single occasion, it led to a dead end. Not because I had hidden anything. Not because of a technicality. But because there was nothing to find.
The Outcomes Speak For Themselves
Not a single charge against me survived independent scrutiny. Not one.
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Every charge was thrown out.
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Every prosecution failed.
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Every allegation was exposed as false.
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Every attempt to extend my detention was overturned.
Every time these fabricated allegations left the hands of corrupt SAPS (South African Police Service) officers and entered a courtroom, they collapsed instantly.
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Every magistrate who reviewed the charges dismissed them.
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Every detention was deemed unlawful.
And yet, despite this, the hundreds of crimes committed against me—many of them openly documented—have never been investigated.
UNLAWFUL DETENTIONS
100% LEGAL VICTORIES, NOT REPORTED BY MEDIA
A table documenting the outcomes of every civil & criminal case, proving my position was substantiated, the opposing claims dismantled, yet detention was still executed before judgements were known
This table presents irrefutable legal outcomes, proving that every civil & criminal ruling validated my position, while exposing the consortium's claims as baseless and unsubstantiated.
Despite the total collapse of their legal arguments, the premeditated goal was never a courtroom victory - it was detention before rulings emerged, ensuring maximum damage and obstruction of justice.
Key findings :
- Every legal proceeding resulted in a ruling against the consortium members.
- Judicial review systematically exposed fabricated claims & procedural manipulation.
- Yet detention achieved its goal of enabling the property thefts.
- Significantly, not a single one of these outcomes was every reported by Media24,
something the Press Council were made aware of but still sit on their hands.
The Reality Of This Campaign: Incarceration Was The Goal
It was never about justice. It was never about evidence. It was about incarceration. By the time the truth emerged, the damage had already been done:
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My properties were stolen.
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My business was destroyed.
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My reputation was systematically dismantled.
Not a single one of these outcomes—the exonerations, the dismissals, the rulings in my favour—was ever reported.
Because for those orchestrating this campaign, the final legal outcome was irrelevant. The goal was never conviction. The goal was removal.
The Evidence That Exposes The Lies
Contrast the complete absence of evidence against me with the evidence I have gathered:
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Thousands of WhatsApp messages with key individuals—messages that directly contradict the false allegations.
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Hundreds of emails—detailing the landlords’ full awareness of the agreements, payments, and rental model.
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Videos, audio recordings, and images—undeniable, timestamped proof that exposes the fraud.
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Legal documents and contracts—proving my compliance, their deceit, and the orchestrated nature of this conspiracy.
Every single piece of evidence validates my position. Every single document undermines their narrative.
And yet, even as their story constantly shifted, even as their lies fell apart under scrutiny, the campaign never stopped. Because this was never about proving guilt. It was about ensuring that I never got the chance to fight back.
FACT FILES: WHY NO ONE IN SAPS HAS FACED CONSEQUENCES
Despite overwhelming evidence of police misconduct, fabricated charges, and perjury, no SAPS officer has been investigated or disciplined.
The reason is simple: the same system that allowed them to target me also protects them from accountability. This case is not unique—it is a symptom of a broken justice system.
Final Proof: The System Worked—But Too Late
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The courts recognized the truth—but only after the damage was irreversible.
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The charges were thrown out—but only after I had been unlawfully detained.
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The fraud was exposed—but only after my properties were taken, my reputation destroyed, and my business obliterated.
And the final irony?
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The truth—documented, indisputable, and validated—has never once been reported by the same media that spent months fabricating my downfall.
The Evidence Is Undeniable. The Injustice Is Indisputable.
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Every attack against me failed when exposed to scrutiny.
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Every allegation was disproven.
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Every single action taken against me was based on fabrication.
And yet, the real criminals remain untouched. Because for SAPS (South African Police Service), Media24, and the Consortium, justice was never the goal.
...And thanks to SAPS and Media24, so far, they have gotten away with it!!!
THE HUMAN COST: THE UNRELENTING DEVASTATION THEY HAVE INFLICTED
This was not just about financial theft—it was about total destruction. They did not just steal my business, my assets, and my freedom—they stole my life itself.
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Six years stolen
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Not just the years spent fighting for justice but the years lost trying to piece together what was taken. A life that should have been lived—unable to work, unable to rent a home, unable to rebuild. Trapped in survival mode, fighting against a system that was weaponised to keep me down.
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A global smear campaign with permanent consequences
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Media24’s lies remain online, ensuring that no matter how much evidence clears my name, I remain unemployable, unable to recover, forever branded by fabrications that were proven false.
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Every job application, every opportunity, every attempt to move forward—dead on arrival because of their deliberate, calculated, and ruthless actions. Total financial devastation.
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Everything I built, every asset I owned, everything I worked for—gone.
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My business, erased.
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My income, cut off.
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My savings, stolen.
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The deliberate sabotage of my visa.
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They stole my passport, forcing me into an impossible situation. When I replaced it, they stole it again. This was not random—this was intentional.
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They ensured I could neither extend my visa nor leave the country.
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They used my immigration status to deny bail, prolong my imprisonment, and keep me trapped in legal limbo.
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Three months in Pollsmoor Prison—one of the most dangerous prisons in the world.
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Locked away in inhumane conditions.
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Treated as guilty before ever standing trial.
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Based on charges they knew were fabricated.
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Financial losses exceeding R50 million in immediate impact—R150 million in projected losses.
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Every home I transformed, every contract I secured, every investment I made—stolen.
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Properties I poured my life into, seized and sold as if I had never existed.
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FACT FILES: EVERY DEVICE, EVERY RECORD, EVERY FILE - & STILL NO EVIDENCE
SAPS confiscated every possible data source that could have contained incriminating evidence, including:
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Laptops, phones, and hard drives
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Emails and WhatsApp messages spanning five years
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All financial records, contracts, and legal documents
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Despite having access to all this material for over seven months, SAPS failed to produce a single piece of evidence supporting the charges.
If a crime had been committed, the evidence would have been found. The fact that they found nothing confirms that the allegations were baseless
The Most Unforgivable Loss Of All: Time With My Mother
None of it—the money, the business, the reputation—compares to what they truly stole from me, time with my Mother.
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They took away the last years I should have had with my mother.
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They stole the time I should have spent supporting her, being with her, caring for her.
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I was trapped, unable to leave, unable to even visit her, because of their deliberate actions.
My mother has terminal cancer. They knew this. They knew what they were taking from me. And they did it anyway. Every stolen moment is a moment I can never get back. Every day spent fighting their corruption was a day I should have spent with her. This was not just about greed or corruption. This was calculated. This was ruthless. They did not just try to take my business—they tried to erase me.
...And thanks to SAPS and Media24, so far, they have gotten away with it!!!
The Truth Suid Afrika
Discover the untold stories behind the false headlines of the Media24 articles. Uncover the truth behind the fabricated content of those articles. Understand the motivation that powered the consortium's actions.
"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." — Flannery O'Connor