E. GUINEA VICE PRESIDENT’S 20 HECTARES OF LAND IN SD

MBABANE – He maybe persona non grata in most European countries and even in the United States of America, but Equatorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is most welcome in Swaziland and has bought properties worth an estimated E40 million to prove it.

Mangue is the son of Equatorial Guinea President Teodore Obiang Nguema, one of Africa’s longest-ruling heads of State, having been in power since 1979.
The properties are situated in prime areas at the rapidly-developing town of Ezulwini and include a vacant piece of land that measures 20.5795 hectares (an area the size of about 20 soccer fields). It is bigger than The Gables Shopping Centre in size.

This vacant land is situated along the Ezulwini-Lobamba roadside and is sandwiched by the newly-constructed Total Filling Station and Buhleni Estates before the Happy Valley Hotel and Casino.
Currently, the land is filled with flora and there is a nearby signage stating that this is ‘private property’.
By the roadside, the plot measures 391 metres in length and has a width on 380 metres towards Happy Valley and another of 508 metres on the opposite side.
This property was sold to the 48-year old Mangue’s company known as HE TN Investments Proprietary Limited by Essa Holmes Proprietary Limited. It is the remaining Extent of Portion 213 (a portion of portion 16) of Farm No. 50, Hhohho District, Swaziland.

The second property is situated at Portion 16 of Farm No. 861, Hhohho District, Swaziland.
This property consists of a luxurious mansion and is situated on the same street as Swazi MTN headquarters (Mahlalekhukhwini House) and the five-star Royal Villas Hotel at what is known as Goje Township.
Mangue’s property is known as the Blue Butterfly 16 Royal Villa RD and was sold to him by The Pimenta Swaziland Family Trust.
The property, which is on land measuring 1.0542 hectares, consists of a double-storey main house and what looks like two other houses and has a beautifully well-maintained yard with a lawn and palm trees.
The Times SUNDAY could not enter the premises, which are wall-fenced and has an electric gate that was quickly closed by those found inside the yard as soon as they saw photographs of the compound being taken.
However, the houses appeared unoccupied and without any furniture, when looking at it from the position this reporter stood at.

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