'I have reason to get weird'

VILJOENS: FRANCHISEE'S BID TO GET CASH BACK

- Ina Opperman

Tammy Taylor franchisee who lost the R5.8 million she paid for two Tammy Taylor salons and a 30% stake in Tammy Taylor Global Franchising says she had enough reason to "get weird" when she went into business with the Viljoens.

After the High Court in Pretoria ordered Peet and Melany Viljoen to refund a franchisee R600 000 she paid for a Tammy Taylor salon that never materialised, the Viljoens left South Africa and, according to little videos posted to Melany's Facebook page, they are now living in Miami.

In his first video from Miami, Peet says Hantie Oosthuyzen, who paid R5.8 million for two salons and a stake in the business, became "weird" and after they addressed it in a WhatsApp, they did not hear from her again.

Oosthuyzen told The Citizen she used some of the investments she inherited when her husband died from cancer in 2022 to pay for the salons and the share in Tammy Taylor Global Franchising.

This transaction was concluded in September, despite the Viljoens, according to Rapport