Investigating Directorate making inroads to combat tax crimes, public procurement graft

The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) said that it’s making headway in combatting tax-related crimes and corruption in public procurement as authorities dismantle criminal networks.

This, after IDAC, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and other law enforcement agencies secured a conviction for a company director facing corruption charges sentenced for R3.6 million worth of tax fraud.

Director of Grey Apple Trading Enterprise Tshepo Khoza has been sentenced to six years direct prison sentence with two years suspended.

Khoza’s conviction follows extensive investigations that uncovered dodgy tenders from the South African Police Service linked to a DNA project in the forensic science laboratory unit.

IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame said that the tenders were awarded due to Khoza’s family relationship with a senior police official.

“Despite earning approximately R3.6 million between 2015 and 2018, Khoza falsely declared the company to be dormant and failed to declare income to SARS. The corruption trial wherein he is charged with others will resume on 22 February 2026.”