26 November 2012 – SARS Customs stops over 54kg of drugs at OR Tambo
In the last 72 hours (since the morning of Friday 23 November), the SARS Customs team at OR Tambo International Airport has seized over 54kg of drugs – worth almost R16 million – in 10 separate incidents.
23 November 2012 – Final Day of Tax Season 2012
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) would like to remind taxpayers that today is the last opportunity for most individual taxpayers to submit their annual income tax returns.
14 November 2012 – End of Tax Season approaching-Nine days left to submit tax returns
SARS would like to remind taxpayers that there are just days remaining for the majority of individual taxpayers and trusts to submit their annual income tax returns.
9 November 2012 – Sentencing of Rhino Horn Smuggling Kingpin
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) welcomes the sentence handed down this morning by the Kempton Park regional court against a Thai national and prominent kingpin of an international rhino smuggling syndicate, Chumlong Lemtongthai (44).
5 November 2012 – SARS Customs prevents over 17kg of drugs entering the country
In the space of 4 days (2 – 5 November), the SARS Customs team at OR Tambo International have prevented over 17kg of drugs from entering the country.
31 October 2012 – South African Trade Statistics for September 2012
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for September 2012 that record a trade deficit of R13.8 billion.
23 October 2012 – SARS Customs stops R7 million worth of cocaine entering the country
Yesterday morning, 22 October 2012, a male passenger who had arrived in the country on flight SA223 from Sao Paulo in Brazil was identified for further customs checks by the SARS Customs team at OR Tambo International Airport.
22 October 2012 – 2012 Tax Statistics is released
The 2012 Tax Statistics bulletin is released four months earlier than the previous four publications and precedes the tabling of the 2012 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by the Minister of Finance.
17 October 2012 – 15 year jail term for attempted bribery of SARS official
The attempted bribery and subsequent intimidation of a SARS official has resulted in a 15-year jail term for a Gauteng man this week.
11 October 2012 – R3 million in smuggled cigarettes seized at Beit Bridge
Working from a tip-off, the SARS Customs team at Beit Bridge Border Post this week (9 October) seized around R3 million in smuggled cigarettes which had been concealed in a fuel tanker crossing the border.
