Former Miss SA finalist Lee-Ann’s husband in hot water as Tang employees arrested for permit violations

by Samantha Mochele

Businessman Nicky van der Walt, the husband of former Miss South Africa finalist Lee-Ann Liebenberg, has found himself at the centre of the law following recent arrests at his restaurant, Tang, located in Sandton.

It was reported by The South African that several employees, including a manager, were taken into custody for allegedly working without the required permits and the inspectors also revealed that they were also looking for the owners so that they too could be apprehended for hiring undocumented people.

SowetanLIVE reported that the Gauteng chief inspector Michael Msiza stated, “We have arrested four people at the Tang restaurant plus the manager. They [employees] didn’t have proper documents.”

WATCH: In a video posted by SundayWorld on X (formally known as Twitter), police are seen raiding the restaurant and apprehending the workers.

The incident at Tang comes amid a joint inspection operation at Menlyn’s Babel Restaurant and the nearby Ocean Basket revealed that both establishments owed their workers over R1.3 million in unpaid wages.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labour, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth noted that Babel owed its employees an estimated R271 984 for cleaners and R295 547 for waiters and waitresses in underpaid wages, as reported by IOL.

Furthermore, a video posted by MDNnews on X featured a former Babel employee accusing management of forcing staff to purchase their uniforms and withholding a portion of their tips.

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