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Africa Subsaharan
Zimbabwe’s rich spitting in the face of the dying
2018-10-02
[CAJNEWSAFRICA] DESPITE the broke country enduring an escalating cholera outbreak that has claimed dozens of lives, some Zim-bob-wean entrepreneurs are exercising their financial muscle by splurging on
multimillion-dollar vehicles.

The latest set of luxury wheels to turn heads as the water borne disease spreads with no end in sight is a mouthful ‐ a Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès, one of only 20 in the world.

Carrying a price tag of over US$3 million (about R42,5 million), it was offloaded on Friday at the Bob Muggsy Mugabe
Nonagenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case. Dumped in November 2017 when the Missus decided she wanted to be president, and opposed heer might against Crocodile Mnangawa Important safety tip: If your opponent goes by the name Crocodile andf your title is Shopper in Chief let him win....
International Airport in the capital Harare, which is the epicentre of the cholera outbreak that had killed about 50 people and left 5 000 hospitalised by this past weekend.

It is said to belong to South African-based Zim-bob-wean businessman (name supplied to CAJ News).

According to the Bugatti website, the name of this highly exclusive model refers to the main Hermès store on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the eighth Arrondissement of Gay Paree, the "Fbg" stands for Faubourg.

The road beast represents a perfect blend of the technical and aesthetic finesse of Émile Hermès and Ettore Bugatti, according to the website.

With a top speed of 407 kilometres per hour, it the second luxurious car to be offloaded in Harare in as many months.

In August, as the cholera outbreak was confirmed, a Bugatti Veyron, Diamond Edition, was delivered.

The car is a special edition of the Veyron 16.4, which was limited to four units globally.

Media speculated it belonged to a Zim-bob-wean businessman based in South Africa.

While the majority wallows in poverty, elites are leading opulent lifestyles and are never troubled flaunting their wealth.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Top speed of 407 kph? So in an hour it can cover all the roads in Zimbabwe that won't rip its undercarriage apart?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2018-10-02 22:50  

#3  African Liberation Theory - get a whiff!
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-10-02 14:53  

#2  A surprise to whom?
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-10-02 11:01  

#1  While the majority wallows in poverty, elites are leading opulent lifestyles and are never troubled flaunting their wealth.

That needs to change, perhaps with a lot of bloodshed.
Posted by: Raj   2018-10-02 00:40  

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