8 October 2021 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has recently been focussing on 52 non-compliant companies that received R1-billion in contracts for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other Covid-19 related services.
To date, 11 companies have been convicted, 7 cases are currently on the court roll, 29 cases are with the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) for the drafting of charge sheets and/or warrant of arrests, while 5 case dockets are being processed by the Hawks.