Overview
- A court found Tshepo Khoza guilty on three fraud counts, including a Schedule 5 offence, and one count for failing to register for VAT under section 234 of the Tax Administration Act.
- Prosecutors said Grey Apple Trading earned about R3.6 million from 2015 to 2018 yet was declared dormant and the income was not reported to SARS.
- Investigators under Project Blue Lights reported that SAPS DNA project tenders flowed to Grey Apple because of Khoza’s family relationship with a senior SAPS official.
- The sentence totals six years’ direct imprisonment with two years suspended, secured through a collaboration between IDAC, SARS and other agencies.
- The separate corruption case involving Khoza and co-accused is scheduled to resume on 22 February 2026, with authorities pledging continued action against procurement-related crime.