OPINION: Between 2011 and 2015, the 41-year-old blonde polo player, who lives at the exclusive Val de Vie Estate outside Paarl in the Cape Winelands, was gifted a staggering R80 million from her lover, Markus Jooste.
In Berdine Odendaal's latest court documents, filed with the Supreme Court on Appeal (SCA) in February, she wants the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to give her R150,000 a month to cover her monthly expenses, that include R70,000 stabling of her polo ponies, R10,000 a month for her beauty treatments , vitamins and make-up, R5,000 clothing and R4,000 wages for her domestic worker.
Any normal person would raise the question as to whether this woman has any moral compass? Why would she not simply try to stay under the radar and divert any more attention from herself? She wasnt his wife - she was the piece on the side.
Odendaal describes herself as a Businesswoman. When interviewed by Polo Lady magazine, she told them that she started playing polo in 2016.
I wasnt looking for a new sport to play and I have never heard of polo before, so I was intrigued when I was handed a mallet in my right hand and told to go ahead and hit a ball, and has never looked back.
When asked what is more important, trust or communication, her response was communication.
So how does Berdine Odendaal plan to spend R150K per month?
According to court documents, this is a breakdown of her monthly expenses:
Pony costs - R70, 000 Travelling costs - R10,000 Groceries - R10,000 Clothing - R5,000 Make-up, hair, beauty treatments and supplements - R10,000 Body corporate levy - R12,000 Rates/Taxes and electricity - R10,062 Garden Services - R3,976 Pool Service - R500 Storage unit - R1,863 Gas bottles - R700 Domestic worker - R4,000 Garden worker - R2,000 Internet - R750 Car tracker - R190 MultiChoice - R1,800 Animal and short term insurance - R8,000Total: R150,772.00
Did she have no regard for the people whose lives have been destroyed, while she drove her R5 million Bentley, the R3.99 million Ferarri on sunny days, or any of her other luxury vehicles that were worth R9 million in all? Oh, and let's not forget about her 11 luxury properties that she owned.
Perhaps Berdine Odendaal should come to terms with reality - her blesser is no longer around and its time to get a real job!
