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The tobacco factory at Pietermaritsburg operated by CK Tobacco was at the hear of the Lonrho empire of David Lenigas which found itself emeshed in tobacco smuggling activities some years ago. Ownership of the site passed from Delta Tobacco to CK Tobacco but control remained with Afriag SA principal Yusuf Kajee who in 2011 applied for a new license for his operation from the South African Revenue Service, SARS. An explosive letter that has fallen into my possession shows why that application was refused.
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BRITTA
those links are both to the same PNG Tom
TW note: will fire darren after he fixesDuck and Dive
Both links return 404 Not Found at 15:06.
BRITTA
Both OK now
Tom Winnifrith
Is it fixed for you guys or shall I fire darren?
warun boofit
‘huge quantities’ of cigarettes were found, how many cigs are in each master case so we can work out what how many cigs in total ?
BRITTA
Fixed now thanks
Duck and Dive
We’ve seen this reported in the local press at the time but it’s nice to have the official charge sheet.
Do we know for sure that Yusuf Kajee’s current court case relates to these charges?
J P Spaghetti
Bet they’re hoping the missive from SARS doesn’t go viral. Sorry.
Yusuf kajee
Hi Tom . You being mislead . Bat has a monopoly in South Africa over the cigarette industry . When we decide to create a factory in competition to Bat . They began with all the dirty tricks . If I was a convicted felon , why would sars issue me wit a license to manufacture ?
Yusuf kajee
Hi tom
Regarding the malicious charges that where laid against me , 2 of the prosecutors have decline to prosecute against me. They feel that this is a waste of state resources . I must thank you and Sullivan as I will make good money out of my claims against saps for malicious charges . Let s wait till the 17 to see the outcome . Will keep you post . Kind regards
Duck and Dive
@Yusuf – have you been told to take your toothbrush on the 17th?
Duck and Dive
A couple of truck drivers have been convicted this week…presumably connected to our friends:
https://www.newera.com.na/2016/03/07/zimbabwean-truck-drivers-fined-n108-000/