SARS fraudster guilty

28 June 2016 - 08:41
By PHILANI NOMBEMBE

Businessman Johan van Staden was the best boss. In 2007 Van Staden, who ran a multibillion-rand fish export business, flew his staff to France to watch the Rugby World Cup.His family had it all - luxury assets including an aeroplane and a game farm .But yesterday Van Staden spent his first night in jail after the Cape Town High Court found him guilty of defrauding the SA Revenue Service of more than R250-million in VAT return claims.

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