EASTERN CAPE – Kolekile Lungisa Nkululeko Ntlabati (31) appeared in East London Magisterial court for allegations of tax fraud on Monday, 25 April 2022.
This follows his arrest by the East London based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team of the Hawks on the very same day. It is alleged that Ntlabati on July 2019, as the sole director of Elohim (PTY) Ltd, Intelligent Building (PTY) Ltd and Lungisa Construction and Tool Hire was registered at South African Revenue Services (SARS) for Value Added Tax (VAT). It is alleged that the Ntlabati submitted false documentation and claimed undue tax returns from SARS through e-filing.
It is further reported that SARS processed and paid the refund into the business accounts of the companies. On discovering the inconsistencies SARS reported the matter to Mthatha based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team of the Hawks for a probing which culminated in the arrest of Ntlabati and his entities on 25 April 2022. The prejudiced value surpassed R 2.4 million.
Ntabati appeared in East London Magistrates’ court and was released on R10 000 bail. The matter was remanded to 23 May 2022 for copies of the docket.
Source: South African Police Service