Businessman offers R5m reward for proof he is corrupt
In a bid to clear his name, wealthy businessman Vivian Reddy has offered to pay R5m to anyone who can prove that he is complicit in corrupt activities in the KwaDukuza Municipality (KDM), reports The Citizen.
‘It has come to my attention that there has been vile, malicious, fake allegations against me,’ Reddy said in a video shared on social media pages of one of his shopping centres, KwaDukuza Mall.
He has allegedly been accused of paying legal fees for suspended KwaDukuza Municipality CFO Shamir Rajcoomar, bribing certain councillors with amounts of up to R6m and also paying certain ANC members in the area.
Rajcoomar was placed on precautionary suspension in July last year amid queries about bank charges that KDM categorised as irregular and wasteful expenditure.
Rajcoomar’s suspension process is still ongoing amid legal challenges by his team that halted the hearing in September.
‘You will be rewarded with R5m and all you have to do, is go to the local police station, produce a signed affidavit of my involvement and giving proof of such involvement, and you will get paid no questions asked,’ Reddy said in the video.
The multi-millionaire said these rumours emanate from the ANC’s infighting in the area.
The KDM has been fraught with corruption allegations and political instability, which has affected service delivery for a number of years.
Last year, both the ANC and EFF denied allegations that the former paid for EFF’s voting support in the KwaDukuza council.
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