Eskom corruption accused now in court for tax evasion
An Eskom corruption suspect has been charged along with his company, for evading income tax and company tax to the value of R5 million.
Eskom corruption and fraud accused Maphoko Kgomoeswana appeared in the Pretoria Regional court on Thursday to face charges of tax evasion of R5 million.
Investigating directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Twala said the court had postponed the matter to 4 August for plea and trial.
According to the indictment Kgomoeswana has been charged along with his firm, Babinatlou Business Services CC, for evading income tax and company tax from 2016 to 20818 to the value of R5 million.
Former executives in court for R745 million Eskom corruption case
SA prosecutors have filed a formal request via a UK court asking for the extradition of the former board chairperson of Tubular Construction to stand trial with the other four accused in the Eskom Corruption case in South Africa.
Two former Eskom executives who are facing a slew of corruption related charges appeared briefly in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Erstwhile Eskom Group Executive for the Group Capital Division, Abram Masango; former contracts manager, France Hlakudi; businessman Maphoko Kgomoeswana, and Tubular Construction CEO Antonio Trindade are facing several charges including counts of fraud, corruption, money laundering, offering unauthorised gratifications and receiving unauthorised gratification in relation to the Eskom Kusile R745 million corruption and fraud case. The three accused, who are all currently out on bail, allegedly committed these offenc
Agrizzi a no-show again
18 Feb 2021
Former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi, who was scheduled to appear before the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday, was a no-show in court (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
Former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi, who was scheduled to appear before the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday, was a no-show in court, where he and his alleged co-conspirators face charges of fraud and corruption for fleecing the state of R1.8-billion through tenders awarded to the controversial firm.
Agrizzi who is charged alongside his former associates Linda Mti, Patrick Gillingham and Andries van Tonder did not turn up due to medical reasons.
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The Multi-Agency Centre (MAC), established in August by President Cyril Ramaphosa to clamp down on Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Temporary Employer Relief Scheme (Ters) funds theft, has recouped about R3.7 billion. The better part of the Covid-19 news cycle has been dominated by unashamed and brazen theft of Covid-19 emergency funds and personal protective equipment-related (PPE) corruption, which Ramaphosa lamented as “an unforgivable betrayal to millions of South Africans”. Corruption Watch warned as early as March of the vulnerabilities in the emergency procurement measures, noting that the R500 billion stimulus package presented a fine opportunity for greedy officials to.