Durban High Court Approves Sale of 5 Shauwn Mkhize Sandown Properties Over Tax Debt
- The Durban High Court authorised the sale of five luxury Sandown properties linked to Shauwn Mkhize and her family on 26 October 2026
- SARS initiated the proceedings after Mkhize reportedly owed R13.3 million in personal income tax and was held liable for R112.5 million in Zikhulise Group debt
- The five properties carry a combined estimated market value of R35 million, with security costs alone running at R188,000 per month
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The Durban High Court has given the green light for five upmarket residential properties in Sandown, Johannesburg, linked to businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize and her family to be sold. The ruling, handed down on Monday, 26 October 2026, comes after the South African Revenue Service pushed ahead with enforcement proceedings over significant unpaid tax obligations connected to Mkhize and the Zikhulise Group.
All proceeds from the sales must be held in an interest-bearing trust account managed by a curator bonis, who will administer the assets on behalf of the court. SARS has been given one month from the date of the order to begin legal proceedings aimed at having the funds declared executable against the outstanding debts.
What Shauwn Mkhize allegedly owes SARS
According to information placed before the court, Mkhize owed R13.3 million in personal income tax as of 19 September 2025. She was also held personally liable for the Zikhulise Group's tax obligations, including accumulated interest, which amounted to R112.5 million.
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The case traces back to a preservation order granted on 21 November 2024 under the Tax Administration Act, which allowed the properties to be frozen while related legal proceedings continued. SARS later applied to have the homes converted into cash, citing mounting costs that were eating into their value.
Why the judge ordered the properties to be sold
According to Times Live, judge Jacqueline Henriques found that selling the properties was necessary to stop their value from eroding further. The five homes had a combined municipal valuation of roughly R22.8 million, while the City of Johannesburg had logged outstanding municipal charges of R1.8 million across four of them as of 3 October 2025.
Security alone was costing R188,000 per month, an expense SARS was absorbing in the interim to protect the properties from vandalism and the removal of movable assets. Insurance premiums and general maintenance added further pressure on the overall value.
The estimated proceeds from the sales are around R25 million. Their combined market value sits at approximately R35 million, though their collective forced-sale value is closer to R24.5 million.
Judge Henriques noted that although the properties were registered under two separate owners, they effectively operated as a single unit. She also found that the parties opposing SARS's application had not meaningfully contested the factual basis of the case, allowing the sale to proceed.
Importantly, the ruling does not automatically release the funds to SARS. The money must remain in the trust account while the revenue service completes the required legal steps to establish its right to access the proceeds towards settling the outstanding tax liabilities.
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The businesswoman's caption about "new beginnings" caught the attention of both fans and critics online.
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