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From crime to politics: The notorious David July story

David July PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
David July PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

A life of guns, prison escapes, fast cars, women and heists are things that David July says he has left behind as he would want to run for a political office. This week Mmegi’s SHARON MATHALA interviews the man

The 48-year-old July was once a feared serial robber in the country, but perhaps it was his 1999 armed robbery incident where together with four of his friends robbed a police station P900, 000, abducted an on-duty police officer and got away with police guns.

July grew up as an ordinary child in Mmadinare who loved playing football, especially in the middle of the field where he earned his nickname ‘Mdavana’.

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