South Africa, 1971. The Real Elijah Msibi: Liquor tycoon Elijah Msibi meets another big shot, gang boss Lefty Mthembu, who had just been acquitted on a murder rap. Lefty was soon to be killed; Msibi had less than two years to enjoy his Havanas... Drum lifts the mask of a murdered tycoon and finds the face of a man who built a fortune on liquor, dagga, and rackets. He looked the part of a benevolent tycoon, and generous he often was, but the smile in his eyes hid a mind like a calculating machine. It was a mind that kept him in comfort from the time he first got into the money game until the night of July 31 last year, when he was stabbed to death not far from his luxury home in Soweto.
Image Number: APN32237

APN32237

Title: Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 1597 Description: South Africa, 1971. The Real Elijah Msibi: Liquor tycoon Elijah Msibi meets another big shot, gang boss Lefty Mthembu, who had just been acquitted on a murder rap. Lefty was soon to be killed; Msibi had less than two years to enjoy his Havanas... Drum lifts the mask of a murdered tycoon and finds the face of a man who built a fortune on liquor, dagga, and rackets. He looked the part of a benevolent tycoon, and generous he often was, but the smile in his eyes hid a mind like a calculating machine. It was a mind that kept him in comfort from the time he first got into the money game until the night of July 31 last year, when he was stabbed to death not far from his luxury home in Soweto. Sublocation: Soweto City: Johannesburg Province or State: Gauteng Country: South Africa Date Created: 02-10-1971 Creator: Drum Social Histories Credit Notice: Drum Magazine photographer / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: Restrictions:  This image does NOT have all model and property releases. Additional clearance may be required for non-editorial use and for use in association with socially sensitive subject matter