By OBAKENG MAJE
7 March 2025- A 41-YEAR-OLD man sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by the Kimberley Regional Court for fraud. Thse accused, Amukelani Nicolus Malungani, was arrested on 13 May 2021, by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team.
The Hawks spokesperson in Northern Cape, Warrant Officer Nomthandazo Mnisi said between 2016 and 2017, Franti General Trading CC operated in Kimberley and failed to submit tax returns for that period. Mnisi said this evasion has resulted in the South African Revenue Service (SARS) suffering a potential loss of R415 339, 84.
“An intensive investigation by the team, Malungani, who was one of the company’s accountants, was found guilty on 2 counts of tax evasion and money laundering. He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment of which 2 years is suspended for a period of five years,” she said.
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