Sars goes after coal syndicates at Eskom for tax crimes worth R500m

Inter-governmental search and seizure operations carried out in five provinces

13 October 2023 - 09:27 By Denene Erasmus

Coal-smuggling syndicates whose modus operandi includes hijacking deliveries of high-grade coal to Eskom and swapping them with lower-grade product are being targeted by the South Africa Revenue Service (Sars) for alleged tax crimes amounting to R500m...

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