A top businessman is set to pay his estranged wife R400k in divorce settlement Cunaplus M Faba NEWS A Johannesburg-based businessman and philanthropist could pay up to R400 000 in spousal maintenance after his wife filed for divorce, following her discovery that he was on a luxurious holiday with an alleged side chick. The couple - who cannot be named for legal reasons - have been married for more than eight years under community of property, and now face sharing their multi-million rand assets, which include a house in the affluent suburb of Sandton in Johannesburg, worth R13 million. READ: Businessman Edwin Sodi faces arrest over unpaid R24m divorce settlement City Press has seen the decree of divorce papers instituted at the Johannesburg High Court where the wife cites that the marriage had disintegrated beyond any prospects of reconciliation due to the husband's continued infidelity.
The estranged wife states in the papers that following the finalisation of the divorce, she expects an amount of R400 000 to be paid to her annually, adding that the money would be spent towards taking their only child on holiday. READ: Joburg celebrity chef's wife set to walk away with R20 million after divorce due to infidelity She also cites that the businessman ought to pay a monthly figure of R25 000 in child maintenance for their three-year-old daughter. She further outlines in the papers that the husband has fathered another child out of wedlock through his alleged extramarital affairs.