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OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO SUNDAY WORLD ARTICLE For Immediate Release Date: 13 April 2025 Hello Family, I have taken note of the article published by Sunday World on 13 April 2025, titled “Fraud allegations rock Vusi Thembekwayo and his entity.” The article makes reference to an ongoing civil dispute involving Mr. Justin Rovian Naidoo and presents a misleading and incomplete narrative that I am compelled to correct. This response is issued in the interest of transparency, factual accuracy, and public accountability. 1. The Fraud Allegation In July 2023, lawyers acting on behalf of Mr. Justin Rovian Naidoo and others issued a letter of demand containing a litany of frivolous and baseless allegations. The letter threatened that unless a financial demand was met, they would “investigate unethical conduct” and report it to governing bodies. This was a clear attempt at extortion — and I will never tolerate extortion, intimidation, or any misuse of the legal system to achieve illegitimate outcomes. Importantly, fraud is a criminal offence, not a matter for civil litigation. If Mr. Justin Rovian Naidoo genuinely believed fraud had occurred, the appropriate course of action would have been to open a criminal case with the South African Police Service — a step I have invited him to take several times. He has chosen not to, because no fraud occurred. To date, no criminal case has ever been opened, because the allegation is entirely untrue, baseless & sensationalist.