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📅 Published: August 14, 2025

📰 Source: iharare

Curated by AllZimNews.com

The court granted Burger’s request for a deferred fine, allowing him to pay in instalments of R6,000 per month, with a final payment of R8,000.

Son Also Convicted Ntabazalila confirmed that Burger’s son, Christiaan Francois Burger, 40, was also convicted and sentenced in July 2025 on 12 counts of failing to submit his personal income tax returns between 2011 and 2022.

He received a fine of R48,000 or 96 months’ imprisonment, with a further R24,000 or 48 months’ imprisonment suspended for five years, subject to conditions.

Also Read: ‘We are nothing without you’: Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus’ letter to women (video) Warning from the NPA With tax filing season currently underway, Ntabazalila warned that both individuals and companies who fail to submit their returns will face serious consequences. “It is a serious offence that impacts negatively on the fiscus.

As the sentences in these cases indicate, failure to comply will be met with severe fines coupled with imprisonment in the alternative, as well as suspended fines and imprisonment,” he said.

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