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UPROOTED: The tree-loving Georgian billionaire, the Pretoria landscaper and the SA baobab export row

Tony Carnie · Daily Maverick
Published 30 Oct 2026, 9:25 am·just now·1 min read
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South Africa’s baobab export row deepens as five trees languish in Durban, a landscaper faces charges and links emerge to a billionaire tree collector in Georgia.

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