David Kau to Lose Home After High Court Issues Order to Sell Comedian’s House, SA Reacts: “This Is Not Funny”

David Kau to Lose Home After High Court Issues Order to Sell Comedian’s House, SA Reacts: “This Is Not Funny”

  • David Kau might lose his beautiful home after the high court in Johannesburg granted an order to sell his house
  • The comedian is reportedly in arrears after FNB loaned him more than R1.6 million to renovate his Kyalami Estate crib
  • The filmmaker and actor can still reportedly save him mansion if he forks out the bank's legal costs and arrears

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David Kau is another Mzansi celebrity who might soon find himself homeless. The high court in Johannesburg has reportedly granted FNB an order to sell the comedian's home.

David Kau may soon find himself homeless
David Kau is about to lose his home after the high court issued an order to sell it. Image: @davidkau
Source: Instagram

The filmmaker reportedly entered into a building loan agreement with the banking giant on 26 April, 2006. The funny man was apparently granted more than R1.6 million to recondition his crib in Kyalami Estate, northern Joburg.

Sunday World reports that the order to auction the star's mansion, which is his primary residence, was given on 4 August. The judgment seen by the publication further states the reserve price of the house should be set at over R1.9 million.

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However, David Kau is at reportedly at liberty to prevent the sale of the house if he forks out FNB's legal costs and arrears.

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Social media users took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the sad news. Many blamed the Covid-19 lockdown that were imposed by government for messing up people's income.

@uThembisa commented:

"Oh man, noooo."

@stevepila wrote:

"This is not funny."

@Lephondo2Mpho said:

"Covid-19 contributed to this, devastating news."

@dlamit23 commented:

"I am sorry to the brother. I saw him recently in Anele Mdoda's programme. His spark was no longer there."

@KeMologadi wrote:

"This is so painful."

@JiggaMakoya said:

"Bloody Covid man."

@nkosidl added:

"Covid lockdowns messed up people's lives badly."

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The star, real name Kholile Elvin Gumede, shared that he's townhouse is about to be repossessed by a bank. He reportedly failed to pay monthly installments of over R4 000.

ZAlebs reports that the Saba Kufa hitmaker took out an Absa loan back in 2010 to buy the house. The star, who has also produced hits fo the likes of DJ Tira and Big Nuz, told Daily Sun that the Covid-19 pandemic affected his income.

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Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.

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