THEY JUST VANISHED
Feb 25, 2022
4 minutes
BY PIETER VAN ZYL
IT SOUNDS like the stuff urban legends are made of: a castle-like mansion full of furniture and appliances stands empty in an upmarket neighbourhood. In the garage, three Rolls-Royces and a Lotus worth millions gather dust. Outside, nature is reclaiming the property – roots nibbling away at walls, reeds clogging the pool, plants running riot.
But this is no tall tale. The house exists, large as life in a quiet suburb in Gqeberha where it’s been the bane of the community’s lives for years.
At the heart of it is a mystery: the couple who owned the place seem to have vanished off the
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