Magic Kingdom or Never Never Land?

"Century City - Szczecin", announced in May, was to be modelled on a massive leisure development in Cape Town in South Africa, which was created by Deutsch-Africa (DA), according to Szczecin's official internet site. Built on Lake Dąbie, it was to feature retail and office sites, hotels, a casino, a golf course, stadium and fun park. To be developed in two phases, total investment would total one billion euros. Eurobuild Poland took a closer look at the project and players who intended to participate. What we found was a story of confusion, lies and intrigue... According to articles in Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolita and the Szczecin authority's website, the brainchild of the scheme was a Mr. Jörg Duske, and his South African firm Deutsch-Africa. Co-ordinating the project would be Tyger Developer, a firm he co-owns with a Pole, Robert Chrzanowski, and also joining the consortium would be LRPS (Leisure Retail Property Solutions), run by South African Martin Wragge, and a Bri