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U-Andr\u00e9 Claude Dickoumba-De-Diguela kanye nenkampani yakhe, i-Assistance M\u00e9dicale International, bagwetshwe iminyaka engu-25 ejele ngemuva kokuvuma amacala angu-127 okukhwabanisa kanye namacala angu-66 okuhlanzwa kwemali okuhlanganisa izicelo zokubuyiselwa imali ze-VAT ezingama-R62 million esikhathini seminyaka engu-12, ngokusho kwe-South African Revenue Service (SARS) kanye nezinqubo zenkantolo eziphothulwe mhla ziyi-12 kuNtulikazi 2026.<\/p>\n

Impendulo Esemthethweni Nokuphoqelelwa Okuqhubekayo<\/h4>\n

UKhomishana we-SARS uDkt. Johnstone Makhubu wamukele lesi sinqumo, ebiza izimangalo zokubuyiselwa kwe-VAT zokukhwabanisa ngokuthi \u201czilungisiwe ngokucophelela izenzo zobugebengu ezikhohlisa isisekelo semali engenayo yezwe, zilimaze abakhokhi bentela abathembekile, futhi ziphuce uhulumeni izinsiza ezidingekayo ukuze kuhlinzekwe izinsizakalo zomphakathi ezibalulekile.\u201d UDkt. Makhubu, esitatimendeni somphakathi, wagcizelela umsebenzi oqhubekayo we-SARS wokukhuthaza ukuthobela imithetho yentela ngokuzithandela nokuthuthukisa izinsizakalo zedijithali ukuze kube lula ukufeza izibopho zabakhokhi bentela ngesikhathi sokufaka izicelo.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabo abenza ukubuyiselwa kwemali ye-VAT mbumbulu, bafihle imali etholakale, futhi bahlanze imali basongela ukuzinza kwezezimali zezwe lethu. I-SARS izolandela ubufakazi futhi isebenzisane neziphathimandla ezifanele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukungalandeli imithetho ngamabomu kuletha imiphumela yangempela,\u201d kusho uDkt. Makhubu.<\/p>\n

Umthelela Obanzi Ezinkonzweni Zomphakathi Nasemalini Engenayo<\/h4>\n

Ukukhwabanisa nge-VAT kukhipha izigidigidi zemali kazwelonke minyaka yonke futhi kunciphisa ikhono lezwe lokuxhasa izinto eziza kuqala njengokunakekelwa kwempilo, imfundo, izibonelelo zomphakathi, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda. Ngokusho kwe-SARS, izinhlelo zobugebengu ezihlosiwe zalolu hlobo zinciphisa ukusebenza kahle kanye nokulunga kohlelo lwentela lwaseNingizimu Afrika, zidlulisela umthwalo kubakhokhi bentela abathobela imithetho futhi zenze buthaka ukwethenjwa komphakathi ekuqoqweni kwemali engenayo.<\/p>\n

Ukugwetshwa kukaDickoumba-De-Diguela kubhekwa yiziphathimandla zezimali njengesixwayiso esibalulekile kwabanye abazophula umthetho. I-SARS ibonise inhloso yayo yokuqhubeka nokusebenzisa amasu okuthola athuthukile, ukuhlolisisa ngokucophelela ukubalwa kwezimali, kanye nokubambisana okuqinile nabezomthetho ukulwa namacala ahlobene nentela kuzo zonke izigaba.<\/p>\n

Ukulahlwa yicala kukaDickoumba-De-Diguela kuphawula elinye lamacala amakhulu okushushiswa kwe-VAT eminyakeni yamuva nje, kanti i-SARS iqinisekisile ukuthi imizamo yokuqapha kanye nophenyo izoqiniswa ngesikhathi sokufaka izicelo ngo-2026.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U-Andr\u00e9 Claude Dickoumba-De-Diguela ugwetshwe iminyaka engu-25 ngokukhwabanisa ukubuyiselwa kwe-VAT okulinganiselwa ku-R62 million, kulandela ukuvuma icala ngamacala angu-193.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[439,440,396,45,438],"class_list":["post-890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sa-news","tag-assistance-medicale-international","tag-court-sentencing","tag-public-services","tag-sars","tag-vat-fraud"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVAT Refund Fraudster Gets 25-Year Sentence for R62 Million Scam - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umkhohlisi-wokubuyiselwa-kwe-vat-uthole-isigwebo-seminyaka-engu-25-ngokukhwabanisa-nge-r62-million\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VAT Refund Fraudster Gets 25-Year Sentence for R62 Million Scam\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Andr\u00e9 Claude Dickoumba-De-Diguela was sentenced to 25 years for VAT refund fraud totalling R62 million, following a guilty plea to 193 charges.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umkhohlisi-wokubuyiselwa-kwe-vat-uthole-isigwebo-seminyaka-engu-25-ngokukhwabanisa-nge-r62-million\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-12T10:24:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/vat-refund-fraudster-gets-25-year-sentence-for-r62-million-scam\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/vat-refund-fraudster-gets-25-year-sentence-for-r62-million-scam\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"VAT Refund Fraudster Gets 25-Year Sentence for R62 Million Scam\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-12T10:24:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-12T10:24:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/vat-refund-fraudster-gets-25-year-sentence-for-r62-million-scam\/\"},\"wordCount\":322,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Assistance M\u00e9dicale International\",\"court sentencing\",\"public services\",\"SARS\",\"VAT fraud\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SA News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/vat-refund-fraudster-gets-25-year-sentence-for-r62-million-scam\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/vat-refund-fraudster-gets-25-year-sentence-for-r62-million-scam\/\",\"name\":\"VAT Refund Fraudster Gets 25-Year Sentence for R62 Million Scam - 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