🔴 THE BILLIONAIRE POLITICIANS OF SOUTH AFRICA: WHILE THE NATION STARVES, THEY FEAST 📝 By: Paul Hattingh South Africa is not governed — it is harvested. While the masses plead for food, shelter, and electricity, a small circle of politicians and connected elites count their wealth in dollars, not rand. This isn’t leadership. It’s a money game, and the cost is paid in blood — your blood, your family's blood, and the nation’s future. This report is not speculation. These figures are grounded in public disclosures, financial records, and verified investigations. If that makes some political followers uncomfortable, take it up with your leaders. Don’t defend millionaires who’ve never defended you. 🔍 THE MONEY TRAIL: ESTIMATED NET WORTHS WITH RAND CONVERSION (R18/$) 💰 Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC) Net Worth: $450 million (R8.1 billion) Position: President of South Africa From trade unionist to billionaire, Ramaphosa’s corporate holdings through Shanduka and others outpaced any presidential salary. Meanwhile, the country he governs falls deeper into collapse. 💰 Patrice Motsepe (ANC-affiliated) Net Worth: $2.7 billion (R48.6 billion) Position: Businessman; President’s brother-in-law His fortune places him among Africa’s richest, but his family ties to the presidency raise urgent questions about influence and preferential access to state contracts. 💰 Tokyo Sexwale (ANC) Net Worth: $200 million (R3.6 billion) Position: Former Minister of Human Settlements He made his fortune post-politics through Mvelaphanda Holdings, but housing remains a national disaster. 💰 Jacob Zuma (ANC) Net Worth: $20 million (R360 million) Position: Former President Zuma presided over an era of industrial-scale corruption. While the Zondo Commission revealed systemic theft, he lives comfortably at Nkandla — still unpunished. 💰 Julius Malema (EFF) Net Worth: $3 million (R54 million) Position: EFF Leader The “voice of the poor” with Rolexes, luxury cars, and ties to looted banks. His lifestyle makes a mockery of the red overalls he wears. 💰 Herman Mashaba (ActionSA) Net Worth: $100 million (R1.8 billion) Position: ActionSA Leader, Former Joburg Mayor A legitimate businessman, but one whose fortune places him far from the realities of the township communities he campaigns in. 💰 Mmusi Maimane (Build One SA / Former DA) Net Worth: $1.5 million (R27 million) Position: Former DA Leader Polished and principled, but still part of a political class that rarely steps down into the chaos below. 💰 John Steenhuisen (DA) Net Worth: $800,000 (R14.4 million) Position: DA Leader Steenhuisen represents a wealthier political tier, insulated from the lived experience of poverty in the very provinces the DA governs. 💰 Helen Zille (DA) Net Worth: $1 million (R18 million) Position: DA Federal Council Chair Zille’s long career in journalism and government has granted her a secure and privileged life — far removed from the squatter camps of Khayelitsha and Bonteheuwel. 💰 Fikile Mbalula (ANC) Net Worth: $2 million (R36 million) Position: ANC Secretary-General Known for his love of Gucci and grandstanding. While the railways collapse and youth unemployment soars, Mbalula tweets from luxury locations. 💰 Gwede Mantashe (ANC) Net Worth: $2.5 million (R45 million) Position: Minister of Energy Mantashe presides over an energy disaster, yet remains wealthy and untouchable. The people endure loadshedding while he enjoys uninterrupted privilege. 🕯️ Mangosuthu Buthelezi (IFP) Net Worth: $10 million (R180 million) Position: Deceased (2023) – Founder of IFP Revered by some, feared by others — Buthelezi’s personal wealth stood in contrast to the destitution that defined much of KZN during his rule. 💸 BLOOD PROFITS: THE COST OF THEIR MONEY GAME This is not just about digits. This is about a ruling class that feasts while their nation starves. Every rand they’ve hoarded came at the expense of broken clinics, looted hospitals, and empty lunchboxes. They enrich themselves on the back of a dying public. This is blood for profit — and the game is rigged. 🗣️ IF THIS OFFENDS YOU, SPEAK TO YOUR LEADER — NOT THE WRITER If you are upset by these figures, ask your political idols to explain them. Ask Ramaphosa why his family is worth R50 billion while 5 million children are malnourished. Ask Malema how he funds his lifestyle. Ask Steenhuisen and Zille why poor communities in DA-run metros still live without dignity. Don’t aim your outrage at the truth. Turn it toward the ones hiding it. 📢 THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY. TAKE IT BACK. They have played you. They have robbed you. They have made you loyal to your own destruction. If you’re angry, you should be. But don’t get quiet — get active. The elite have money. You have numbers. And the truth is your sword. 🧾 SOURCES CONSULTED Forbes Africa Rich List Bloomberg Billionaires Index Zondo Commission Final Report Mail & Guardian Investigations BusinessTech SA (Net Worth Estimates) amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism News24 Asset Declaration Summaries Sunday Times & Daily Maverick Archives SARS Public Testimonies International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) 📌 DISCLAIMER: This article is a factual and opinion-based exposé intended for public benefit and civic awareness. No copyright is held or claimed. The content may be copied, shared, printed, or republished — with or without attribution — provided that the information remains intact, and the spirit of truth and accountability is preserved. This is not defamation. This is documentation. If any political party or supporter takes offence, redirect that outrage to those in power who have failed you. --- 🔴 Share it. Print it. Speak it. 📽️ Pair it with the Marshall TV exposé for visual evidence. Let South Africa — and the world — see what really hides behind the speeches. ✊ #moneygameexposed #southafricableddry #truthbeforeloyalty *(Posted as received)*