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THEVILLA COLLECTION
VIDEOS

PRE, DURING & POST TRANSFORMATION

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The Collection And The Images That Recorded It

The videos and images of the portfolio are not merely decoration, branding, or a visual reprieve from the reams of text—they are evidence. They provide crucial context and understanding.

 

I have over 100,000 photos documenting the portfolio: from the starting condition of the properties, through the works on each project, and finally, the completed transformations. These photos are a testament to the immense pride I took in the properties, their transformation, and the guest experience that resulted.

 

What follows is just a fraction. There is neither the time nor the space here to convey the true scale of the work undertaken, or to do justice to the tens of thousands of photos and videos that exist. But even as a small sample, these images speak for themselves. I challenge anyone to view them, then read the allegations made by the consortium — and explain how the two can possibly be reconciled.

“A photograph is both a witness and a weapon.” – Susan Sontag

Photos don’t lie. And 100,000 photos and videos don’t just prove my case — they obliterate theirs. They are an unambiguous, visual annihilation of every falsehood the consortium has pushed and Media24 has published. That such overwhelming visual evidence was ignored — not only by Media24, but by the Press Council charged with holding them accountable — speaks volumes about the state of media integrity and oversight in this country.

 

These images and videos represent and explain the motivation of the campaign, its purpose, and its goals. Moreover, they thoroughly debunk the majority of the lies told by the consortium, including accusations of damage, scamming, and rent arrears:

Lies about damage: These are self-evidently disproven by the videos and photos. The truth is so clear that further comment is unnecessary.

Lies about my operating a faux villa business: Villa scams typically involve faux hosts advertising non-existent properties, taking bookings, and vanishing with the proceeds. No genuine villa fraudster would invest their life savings, years of their life, and so much passion, attention to detail, and love into transforming properties. Who would risk everything they have, only to sabotage it by operating a sham sideline operation?

Lies about rent arrears: Aside from the rental accounts and bank records themselves, which expose this falsehood, common sense alone disproves it. What rational tenant would rent a property, invest millions into it, and pour so much of themselves into its transformation, only to stop paying rent and hand over the properties and their home to the landlords on a silver platter?

Lies about my being hard to track down or vanishing: Anyone reviewing the albums can see I worked 18+ hours a day, every single day. For a year and a half, I never left the properties, ensuring the transformations were completed and that the guest experience was as close to perfect as possible. Hard to track down? I was nowhere but the properties, doing nothing but creating something extraordinary.

Lies behind the first arrest: The suggestion that I broke into my own home is absurd, as is the idea that I would steal three very old, worthless TVs or the junk contents of a back room. All this while spending millions on the properties and obsessing over every detail? The notion defies logic.

 

These lies—and many others—are dismantled by simply understanding the work undertaken, the money spent, and the time invested. The claims made by the consortium, their proxies, and the investigating offices are exposed as cynical, immoral, deceitful fabrications and twisted distortions of the truth.

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THE PROPERTIES BEFORE AND AFTER

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   PRE-TRANSFORMATION 2020-2021   

   POST-TRANSFORMATION 2022-2023  

KEITH & INGE BROAD'S OWN MARKETING FOR LEIRMANS ROAD BEFORE AND AFTER

​There can be no better gage of the property's condition, the owner's perception of its condition and value, or the scope of the improvements than by looking at the owner's own marketing of the property. Any comparison of the property prior to my lease and transformation and after show a vast improvement in the property, its value and clearly the owner's perception of both as these are the marketing materials of their own agents.

 

The new and vastly improved property being advertised just days after my December arrest, despite having no legal right to do so, let alone be in the property. 

In the same week that Media24 published their interview with "Inge" lamenting the damage to her property and the financial hardship i had caused them they were listing their property at R13 million more than its value of just a year earlier.. 

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THE COLLECTION

A montage of images from the 100,000+ taken of the properties. Any comparison with any photos from before my tenure demonstrates the extent of the transformations 

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THE COLLECTION

A montage of images from the 100,000+ taken of the properties. Any comparison with any photos from before my tenure demonstrates the extent of the transformations 

HOVE ROAD:

CREATION OF A LUXURY STUDIO 

Previously the housekeepers old room

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LLANDUDNO LUXE, 16 LEIRMANS ROAD

​​A video taken a few weeks into the transformation, which was about two thirds finished by that time. 

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THE COLLECTION:

EXCERPT FROM INSTAGRAM STORIES

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THE THOUSANDS OF ITEMS STOLEN BY THE CONSRIUM 

​​A collection of stories from Instagram that provide a comprehensive picture of the extraordinary attention to detail that went into every purchase, decision and project. As well as the exceptionally high quality of every item.

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THE PORTFOLIO

​​A collection of stories from Instagram that provide a comprehensive picture of the extraordinary attention to detail that went into every purchase, decision and project. As well as the exceptionally high quality of every item.

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HOVE HEAVEN GOOGLE MONTAGE (AFTER)

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HOVE HEAVEN GOOGLE MONTAGE (AFTER)

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LANDSCAPING & REMODEL OF 45 DEGREE UNUSABLE LOWER GARDEN

Thanks to Media24's articles, the only narrative is the web of lies spun by Inge & Keith Broad. The truth was the polar opposite.  

 

Of the dozens of examples:  Set at a more than 45 degree angle the lower half of the garden was completely unusable. A waste given the stunning view.

 

To add yet more features for gests to enjoy, I designed, planned and executed a complete remodel. Building a plateau where a c  

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THE COLLECTION

A montage of images from the 100,000+ taken of the properties. Any comparison with any photos from before my tenure demonstrates the extent of the transformations 

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THE COLLECTION

A montage of images from the 100,000+ taken of the properties. Any comparison with any photos from before my tenure demonstrates the extent of the transformations 

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"Justice is truth in action."

– Benjamin Disraeli

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