Their La Lucia mansion has become the stuff of entertainment legends.

Sbu was a traffic officer in the early 2000s earning around R15 000 per month.

Shauwn was a marketing executive.

Rags to over the top riches: how the Mpisane family funds their lavish lifestyle.

Mpisane family house in La Lucia. Photo: IOL

Turns out the couple made their wealth from the government through securing tenders to construct mostly low-income housing.

Court papers indicate that the tenderpreneurs have earned in excess of R1 billion through government contracts.

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Rags to over the top riches: how the Mpisane family funds their lavish lifestyle.

S’bu and Shauwn at an exclusive car unveiling. Photo: IOL

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Rags to over the top riches: how the Mpisane family funds their lavish lifestyle.

Shauwn Mpisane and her Rolls-Royce Photo: TimesLive