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title: "Watch – The Luxury Life of Thembi Simelane: Designer Shopping, Cash Properties & Disney Trips"
description: "Polokwane's mayor, Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle raised serious questions. With designer shopping sprees and cash property purchases, her expenses far exceeded her official salary. Follow our three-part investigation as we trace every cent of Simelane's money trail from 2016 to 2020, revealing the gap between her income and her luxury spending."
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author: "Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News 24)"
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published: "2024-12-22T20:07:02"
updated: "2024-12-23T10:39:37"
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# Watch – The Luxury Life of Thembi Simelane: Designer Shopping, Cash Properties & Disney Trips

> Polokwane's mayor, Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle raised serious questions. With designer shopping sprees and cash property purchases, her expenses far exceeded her official salary. Follow our three-part investigation as we trace every cent of Simelane's money trail from 2016 to 2020, revealing the gap between her income and her luxury spending.

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News 24) · Published 22 December 2024, 22:07 SAST · Updated 23 December 2024, 12:39 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYDxaDoP1Ss)

[App readers watch here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYDxaDoP1Ss&t)

Reporting by: Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-editing by: Kevin Flynn
Produced by: Emilie Gambade

Read more [on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-03-thembi-simelanes-unexplained-cash-part-one-shopping-therapy-a-property-bought-cash-disney-world-trips/).

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