News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Meet the Jozi broker who disappeared with millions from friends, family, clients

Neither his clients, nor News24 know exactly where Mark Kretzschmar is.

A “smooth talker” who plied clients with fantastic food and drink, convincing many into handing over their precious millions, only to evade questions when it was time to cough up.

This is how numerous clients described the elusive Johannesburg investment broker, Mark Kretzschmar, to News24.

Tonight in The Lead, News24 Business journalist Jan Cronjé tells us how Kretzschmar allegedly duped investors, including family friends and discusses the litany of charges he faces.

Later in the show, we look at the possibility of Helen Zille standing for Joburg mayor.

Finally, a missing Comrades Marathon finisher was found in critical condition on a construction site, kilometres from the finish line.
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