Tag: SARS
Congestion-easing pilot system coming to Lebombo port of entry
South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) is, in conjunction with the SA Revenue Service (SARS), working on ways and means of easing traffic congestion...
SARS leads efforts to ‘break the back’ of coal syndicates
An inter-governmental search and seizure operation across five provinces was carried out on Thursday 12 October to ‘break the back of a sophisticated criminal...
SARS operations net millions in illicit goods
Several joint operations have seen the South African Revenue Service (SARS) confiscate millions of rands worth of illegal or illicit goods.
The joint operations were...
SANDF, SARS and DTIC provide flood relief in KwaZulu-Natal
With soldiers on the ground helping KwaZulu-Natal recover from recent flooding, SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel nationwide dug deep into own pockets to...
SARS Customs seize drug powder worth R21 million
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs division has made three seizures at the OR Tambo International Airport of catalytic converters and crushed powder...
Fledgling BMA undertakes first ops
The latest addition to South Africa’s bureaucracy which targets border security used the 2021 year-end break to launch operations – albeit on a limited...
Nigerian government rejects ‘massacre’ report as error-strewn
Nigeria's government on Tuesday rejected a judicial report that described the killing of peaceful protesters in Lagos in October 2020 as a massacre, saying...
SARS Customs seizes drug-making substance worth R40 million
Customs officers of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) seized 67 pieces of calcium hydroxide, which is used to produce crystal methamphetamine - commonly...
SARS seizes illicit cigarettes worth R6 million
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has seized illicit cigarettes from a number of Cape Town traders valued at R6 million.
The SARS Customs National...
SARS destroys 2 000 illicit cigarette boxes worth R17.4 million
The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) efforts to rid the country of illicit cigarette trade was on Tuesday patently demonstrated when the revenue collector...
Illegal cigarette consignment to be destroyed
Government’s renewed vigour to eliminate illegal tobacco imports and exports will be demonstrated on Friday when a multi-department operation will see 12 million cigarettes...
Black Lives Matter co-founder urges Nigeria to free jailed police protesters
A group of activists and celebrities, including a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, have signed an open letter to Nigeria’s president demanding...
Nigeria’s president vows to prevent repeat of anti-police brutality protests
Nigeria’s president will do what it takes to prevent a repeat of demonstrations against police brutality last month that led to unrest in which...
Nigerian army says it intervened in protests at Lagos government’s request
Nigeria’s Lagos state government asked the army to intervene to restore order amidst anti-police brutality protests, but soldiers did not shoot civilians, the military...
With Instagram, hashtags and bitcoin, young Nigerians boost anti-police protests
Ozioma Egemasi says Nigerian police slapped, whipped and struck him with the butt of a pistol when he refused to pay them a bribe....
Why are Nigerians protesting against police brutality?
Nigerians protesting police brutality have hit the streets across Africa’s most populous nation for more than a week, and the hashtag #EndSARS trended on...
Illegally imported vehicles destroyed in KZN
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Friday destroyed several imported illegal vehicles valued close to R4 million as part of a...
Customs officials confiscate counterfeit goods worth R10m
South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs officials have intercepted suspected counterfeit clothing and shoes valued at approximately R10 722 364 in the...
Corrupt Skilpadshek border customs officers arrested
Two South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs officers and a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were arrested at Skilpadshek...
Drugs, currency intercepted at OR Tambo
The South African Revenue Service's (SARS) customs division intercepted a number of illicit goods at OR Tambo International Airport last week.
They are...
SARS denies weapons on board flight to Cuba
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has refuted media reports that customs officials discovered R4 and R5 rifles, 7.62mm light machine guns...
R400 million worth of illicit goods seized by Revenue Service in...
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has seized R400 million worth of illicit goods, including drugs and currency, in South Africa and...
Currency worth R6.7m intercepted at OR Tambo
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has intercepted currency worth R6.7 million from leaving the country's borders.
"Customs officials at OR Tambo International...
Cocaine worth R7.4m intercepted at OR Tambo Airport
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) intercepted 26kg of cocaine worth an estimated R7.4 million at OR Tambo International Airport.
Friday's bust happened...
SARS makes R30m crystal meth bust
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) officials made a bust of 100kg of crystal meth worth an estimated R30 million at OR...
Counterfeit sneaker bust at border post
Counterfeit sneakers worth R8.7 million were seized at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said.
A total...
Narcotics worth R9m intercepted
Narcotics worth approximately R9 million were intercepted at three ports over the weekend, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
In a statement...
SARS officials intercept crystal meth worth R7.5m
South African Revenue Services' (SARS) customs officials have intercepted 25kg of crystal methamphetamine valued at R7.5 million at OR Tambo International Airport...
SARS seizes drugs worth R21 million
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has seized narcotics with an estimated R21 million street value, it said on Thursday.
Narcotics busts of...
SARS confiscates gold bars worth R3 million
Gold worth almost R3 million was confiscated at the King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) in KwaZulu-Natal, said the South African Revenue Service...
Rough diamonds, gold bust at Beitbridge
Rough diamonds and gold worth over R2 million was discovered by a customs' officials at the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo.
In a...
SARS unveils high-tech cargo container scanner
The launch of a high-tech cargo container scanner is an "end game" for the trade of illicit goods, says South African Revenue...
SARS makes “massive” mandrax, cocaine busts
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has made massive busts of viagra, mandrax and cocaine worth an estimated total value of R48.8...
US, DTI conduct WMD training
The South African Department of Trade and Industry and the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have hosted the first ever bilateral...