Covid-19 corruption

Gauteng school sanitation saga: Probe shows suspect contractors paid Sars bills first

13 June 2021 - 00:00 By graeme hosken

Soon after six Limpopo- and Johannesburg-based companies implicated in allegedly irregular contracts to decontaminate Gauteng classrooms were paid, they splurged on cattle and hunting trips. But first they did the responsible thing and settled their outstanding tax bills...

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