DURBAN Queen of Bling Shauwn Mpisane did not stay to watch her fleet of supercars being taken away by police as the asset forfeiture unit attached assets belonging to her and her husband to recover R140-million.
Her husband and former Durban metro police officer turned multi-millionaire, Sbu Mpisane, was seen moving around their luxury home in La Lucia while the cars were being removed in terms of a court order.
Onlookers watched as tow trucks went in and out of the yard, taking away luxury cars.
The cars are said to be worth about R50-million.
According to court papers, Shauwn is listed as the first respondent, her company Zikhulise Cleaning Maintenance and Transport CC is the second respondent, while her husband is the third respondent and his company Zikhulise Auto Restores is the fourth.
Among the cars impounded yesterday were a Rolls Royce Phantom, a BMW 550i, Porsche Cayenne, a Ferrari 612 Scagleitti, Maserati Grancabrio, Porsche Paramera, Hammer H2 and H3 and an imported Dodge Ram.
Others that were to be attached but were not found on the premises were nine Hyundai bakkies, four Volkswagens, nine Nissan Hardbodies, a Tata tipper truck, a Tata bus, a Hyundai i20, a Brinto engineering tanker trailer, a Mazda B-series, a BMW 5 series, two Lamborghini Murcie Lago and a Ford Courier.
Mpisane's neighbour, who is also in the construction industry and built two of his main gates, said although he was shocked to see police attaching goods, he was not surprised.
"To me he is a nice person. I worked for him before but I am not surprised about what's happening. We have been reading about their dealings.
"I am not judging, but law is law and it has to be respected. No one is above the law, though some people act as though they are above the law."
The neighbour said he suspected there was someone "big at the top".
"Police need to do more digging. These people can't just be so rich and get all the tenders while some of us are struggling.
"It's impossible for a contractor to get so much so quickly," he said.
Mpisane became a millionaire after securing construction tenders to build low-cost government houses in KwaZulu-Natal.
His wife, who has been convicted of tax fraud, is on trial for tax evasion in the Durban Regional Court.
She is accused of, among other things, inflating invoices by more than R5-million to cut her tax bill.
She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Cops take Mpisanes' fleet of luxury cars
DURBAN Queen of Bling Shauwn Mpisane did not stay to watch her fleet of supercars being taken away by police as the asset forfeiture unit attached assets belonging to her and her husband to recover R140-million.
Her husband and former Durban metro police officer turned multi-millionaire, Sbu Mpisane, was seen moving around their luxury home in La Lucia while the cars were being removed in terms of a court order.
Onlookers watched as tow trucks went in and out of the yard, taking away luxury cars.
The cars are said to be worth about R50-million.
According to court papers, Shauwn is listed as the first respondent, her company Zikhulise Cleaning Maintenance and Transport CC is the second respondent, while her husband is the third respondent and his company Zikhulise Auto Restores is the fourth.
Among the cars impounded yesterday were a Rolls Royce Phantom, a BMW 550i, Porsche Cayenne, a Ferrari 612 Scagleitti, Maserati Grancabrio, Porsche Paramera, Hammer H2 and H3 and an imported Dodge Ram.
Others that were to be attached but were not found on the premises were nine Hyundai bakkies, four Volkswagens, nine Nissan Hardbodies, a Tata tipper truck, a Tata bus, a Hyundai i20, a Brinto engineering tanker trailer, a Mazda B-series, a BMW 5 series, two Lamborghini Murcie Lago and a Ford Courier.
Mpisane's neighbour, who is also in the construction industry and built two of his main gates, said although he was shocked to see police attaching goods, he was not surprised.
"To me he is a nice person. I worked for him before but I am not surprised about what's happening. We have been reading about their dealings.
"I am not judging, but law is law and it has to be respected. No one is above the law, though some people act as though they are above the law."
The neighbour said he suspected there was someone "big at the top".
"Police need to do more digging. These people can't just be so rich and get all the tenders while some of us are struggling.
"It's impossible for a contractor to get so much so quickly," he said.
Mpisane became a millionaire after securing construction tenders to build low-cost government houses in KwaZulu-Natal.
His wife, who has been convicted of tax fraud, is on trial for tax evasion in the Durban Regional Court.
She is accused of, among other things, inflating invoices by more than R5-million to cut her tax bill.
She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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