Durban businessman Jay Singh died.
A controversial Durban based businessman Jay Singh died. 57 year old Singh who was at the centre of an inquiry into the fatal Tongaat Mall collapse which claimed two lives died on Friday morning.
The news was broken by Jay Singh’s spokesperson Pastor Mervyn Reddy on Friday. He revealed that Jay Singh died from kidney failure. Singh was a kidney transplant patient and died while on dialysis on Friday morning.
“Good morning family, staff, friends and our Phoenix community. It is with a sad heart that I want to inform you of the passing of philanthropist and businessman, Mr Jay Singh this morning. May his soul rest in peace,” Reddy said via WhatsApp.
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“The community is shocked by his passing. He was involved in philanthropy and the messages pouring in this morning show just how many people respected him,” he said.
Jay Singh was married to Shireen Annamalay, the daughter of his ex-wife. His company Woodglaze Trading now known as Gralio Precast was contracted by the eThekwini municipality to build 2000 houses valued at R500 000 each without proper paperwork.
In 2014, Woodglaze was given a R1.4m fine by the National Home Builders’ Registration Council for failing to comply with building requirements at a 96-unit housing project in Newlands West.
The community received the news with grief as they described Singh as a people centered businessman.
“Mr Jay Singh was a nice person, we are still in shock after receiving the news of his death. We know he had a kidney problem but we hoped he would recover. I have worked for him for the previous 5 years, we respect him for employing and giving back to the community. May his soul rest in peace”, said one of the community members who happened to be a machine operator in his company.