Lawyer living it up in the lap of luxury

06 March 2016 - 02:00 By Sabelo Skiti

Many of his victims had a frustrating festive season, but millionaire attorney Zuko Nonxuba was starting his new life as a married man and looking forward to time off on an exotic beach. Coming off a lavish wedding at the exclusive Mpongo Game Reserve near East London in December, Nonxuba flew to Mauritius for a week over New Year's.In the past 13 years, Nonxuba, 45, has built his personal injury law firm into a powerhouse in the Eastern Cape, with at least R60-million claimed just from the provincial health department and the Road Accident Fund.story_article_left1He also appears to be a Teflon man who has deftly dodged criminal accusations. In 2005, the Hawks arrested him for alleged fraud, but he came out unscathed. Milile Mpambaniso was also nabbed during the Hawks' swoop on Nonxuba. In 2014, Mpambaniso was convicted of fraud. Charges were never pursued against him.The businessman, who is also an avid cyclist, and his wife, Nomveliso, a former employee at the registrar's office in the High Court in Mthatha, are said to live in East London, where Nonxuba recently bought a new property.The house, in Sunnyridge, is valued at R1.7-million and was bought in September last year without a bond.A R900000 2015 Porsche Cayenne and a BMW 320D automatic valued at R260000, are listed as Nonxuba's, both of which have not been financed and have no outstanding balance.There are also six other properties, in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, valued at more than R8-million registered in his name.The East London property, a R2-million house in Beverley, Gauteng, and a R3.2-million home in KwaZulu-Natal were fully paid for or bought cash, with the remaining ones bonded.Nonxuba serves on the board of the Cape Town-based Velokhaya CyclingAcademy.This week he was back in the High Court in Mthatha, where he had three matters on the roll...

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