Three Eastern Cape company directors and a juristic person were found guilty by the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 17 January 20222, for tax evasion. The conviction and sentence follows a probe by the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team of the Hawks’ after the South African Revenue Service (SARS) reported the group in September 2018.
Villiers Ndabazandile Beta (64), Mzimasi Siyotyolo (72), Funeka Ndima (43) through Ncedisizwe Development Secondary Cooperative Pty Ltd were accused of fraud after they failed to submit tax returns during the year 2016 to 2017. Their first court appearance was in December last year after they were served with summons.
The court has sentenced the trio to pay a fine of R8 000 each or undergo 4 months imprisonment. The sentence has however been suspended for 5 years on condition that they do not commit a similar offence during suspension.