Durban – Controversial Durban property businessman Jay Singh died on Friday morning. The businessman had been involved in a controversial fight over low-cost rental properties and the deadly Tongaat Mall collapse, which claimed the lives of two people, for years.
“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,” said his spokesperson Pastor Mervyn Reddy said in a Whatsapp message on Friday morning.
Pastor Reddy told media that Singh who was a transplant patient “was on dialysis. He died at around 5:30 am.”
Singh was 57.
“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 added.
Singh was the owner of Gralio Precast, formerly known as Woodglaze Trading, had scored multimillion-rand housing contracts from the eThekwini Municipality despite reports of the shoddy work and unfair rental practices.
