Since Hamilton Ndlovu has appealed against the judgment by the Special Tribunal, the order forcing him to pay back R157-million fraudulently acquired through personal protective equipment contracts, has been put on ice.
FLAMBOYANT Hamilton Ndlovu has been ordered to pay back R158 million he received from the fraudulent Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts.
The Pretoria division of the Gauteng High Court has confirmed a Section 163 (preservation) order granted to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in September last year against luxury car-loving businessman Thabiso Hamilton Ndlovu and several companies that have been described by the presiding judge as “mere fronts”.
In a ruling emailed to the parties on Monday, the acting Deputy Judge President of the Gauteng division, Roland Sutherland, found that Ndlovu’s reasons for challenging the provisional order – including that he was busy sorting out his tax affairs when it was issued – had insufficient tread.
Sutherland said the argument that Ndlovu and his companies were “intent on paying what shall fall due” was “belied by the duration of the non-compliance” with SARS.