Heidelberg Correctional Facility raided by EST and SAPS

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GAUTENG - On Monday, 8 December 2025, the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU), under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Arends, conducted a search operation at the Heidelberg Correctional Facility. This initiative was executed in collaboration with facility management, including the Communications Department, the Emergency Support Team (EST), and various units of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The operation involved the search of over 100 inmates, resulting in the confiscation of numerous illegal items, including cellphones, chargers, earphones, a laptop, cash, dagga, tattoo machines, and various grocery items. On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the #AGU returned to the Boksburg Correctional Facility for another search of approximately 150 inmates, resulting in the seizure of contraband such as multiple cellphones, a mini hi-fi, chargers, a knife, various grocery items, dagga, and cash. Further charges were imposed on the inmates found in possession of these contraband items. Lt ...
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SARS thanks taxpayers after collecting R1.855 trillion, outperforming the Revenue Estimate by R8.8 billion

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PRETORIA - South African Revenue Service (SARS) is pleased to announce a positive preliminary revenue-collection outcome for the 2024/25 fiscal year. This achievement takes place in a tough economic environment.

SARS is a cornerstone of our cherished democracy. Since its establishment, it has collected more than R23.3 trillion to help build a capable state that caters for all. This success is inextricably linked to an efficient and effective revenue administration that discharges its legal mandate to collect all revenue due to the fiscus, foster compliance and facilitate legitimate trade. As an organisation, everything we do, is about the transformational impact we have on the lives of people, which we call our “Higher Purpose”. We are on the road to reimage our organisation into a smart, modern SARS that can be trusted and admired by all, as encapsulated in our Vision 2025–2030.

By the end of March 2025, SARS had collected a record gross amount of R2.303 trillion, representing year-on-year growth of 6.9% against estimated nominal GDP growth of 5.4% (2024/2025). In this difficult economic environment, SARS paid refunds of R447.7 billion to taxpayers, the highest-ever amount in refunds (versus R413.9 billion in the prior year), representing growth of 8.2%. This brings the collected net amount to R1.855 trillion, which is almost R8.8 billion higher than the revised estimate, and R114.0 billion more than last year’s R1.741 trillion.

“I am pleased that the R447.7 billion returned into the hands of taxpayers is good for the economy”, said Commissioner Kieswetter. “I, however, remain deeply concerned about the ever-present threat of refund fraud and abuse of the system”. To illustrate this problem, in the period under review, SARS prevented the outflow of R146.7billion of impermissible refunds.

Source: SARS

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