Frans Hlakudi, a former Eskom senior manager for capital contracts, is facing 44 counts of tax fraud-related charges. Former Eskom senior manager Frans Hlakudi has failed in his bid to have some of the tax fraud charges he is facing dropped. The decision paves the way for authorities to move ahead with his prosecution on fraud and tax evasion charges amounting to R30 million. The first count stems from tax filing for the 2016 tax year, where he accused of acting with the intent to defraud SARS when submitting his personal income tax return. He is accused to have "wilfully and without just cause failed to submit his personal income tax return" as required by the law.

Source: News 24 April 22, 2021 09:31 UTC