It's not clear whether the donor's grand gesture was part of a publicity campaign for his business but the car bears no advertising and is still the registered owner of the vehicle.
The extraordinary gift, which apparently belongs to a trust, has piqued the interest of visitors to the mountain and the two men have been stopped several times by police who thought they must have stolen the gleaming black Audi R8. Each time they were released because the businessman, a Capetonian who only bought the car in the city at Christmas, confirmed their bizarre story. He asked the car guards not to identify him.
Fabrice Munganga-Mugala, 25, and Desire Shima, 25, are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They say they were working at Table Mountain's Cableway car park a week ago when they were approached by the businessman.
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