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Johannesburg street is home to several powerful figures

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Killarney Road, a 155-metre street in northern Johannesburg, is home to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and EFF leader Julius Malema. Businessman Hangwani Maumela, linked to property holdings on the street, is also cited in the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal, reports Sowetan.

Killarney Road, a 155-metre street in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg, is home to several South African political and business figures. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa lives there alongside, among others, Julius Malema, leader of opposition party EFF, Bellarmine Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and Adriano Mazzotti, a businessman in the tobacco sector who admitted to defrauding the tax authorities, reports Sowetan.

The street borders Hyde Park and Sandhurst and is characterised by high walls, guard posts and surveillance cameras. Sowetan also describes businessman Hangwani Maumela as the most controversial figure associated with the address, due to his alleged involvement in the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal, estimated at 2 billion rand.

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