By REGINALD KANYANE
16 September 2024- The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 13 September 2024, postponed the tax and fraud case involving Maphoko Hudson Kgomoeswana to 24 February 2025, for trial. Kgomoeswana is facing charges of fraud and tax evasion valued at approximately R18 million.
These charges relate to his personal and business tax involving his company, Babinatlou Business Services CC between the period 2016 – 2018. The offences were discovered during the investigations into the alleged corruption at the Kusile Power Station.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) spokesperson, Henry Mamothame said Kgomoeswana allegedly failed to submit personal tax returns and Babinatlou’s income tax returns and with such an omission, he caused the employees of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to believe and accept that the company was not earning an income that would compel him as the sole member to submit its income tax returns.
“He is out on a warning, and the court warned him to avail himself when trial commences,” he said.
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