SARS Reportedly Issues Final Warning to Joyous Celebration Over R1M Debt, Mzansi Weighs In

SARS Reportedly Issues Final Warning to Joyous Celebration Over R1M Debt, Mzansi Weighs In

  • Joyous Celebration is reportedly in hot water with the tax man over their million-rand debt
  • The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reportedly issued a final warning to the world-famous group to settle their R1M bill
  • Mzansi is stunned by the revelations and believes that SARS is always after big names in the entertainment industry
Joyous Celebration is in hot water with SARS
SARS reportedly issued a final warning to Joyous Celebration over their million-rand debt. Image: joyouscelebration
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SARS is reportedly after another prominent figure in the entertainment industry; this time, it's the renowned gospel group, Joyous Celebration.

Joyous Celebration lands in trouble with SARS

It appears that the South African Revenue Service has a new target in the entertainment space after recently hounding stars like Makhadzi and the late Zahara over their multi-million-rand debts.

The fierce revenue service is said to have been making attempts to reach out to Joyous Celebration over their overdue debt, which has accumulated to over a million rands, R1 028 027, to be exact.

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According to City Press, SARS issued a final warning to the group on 6 September 2024 with instructions to make a payment arrangement by the 16th of the same month:

"Failure to make payment may result in the following actions and possibly others: SARS may appoint any third party who presently or in the future will owe you money or hold money for you to settle your tax debt with this money.
"A civil judgment may be entered against you in which a warrant of execution may be issued for the Sheriff of the court to attach and sell your assets."

Mzansi weighs in on Joyous Celebration drama

Netizens are stunned by the revelations:

morena_loape said:

"SARS doesn't even care about God's wrath or anything."

RabalaoMzi was convinced:

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"@sarstax is one only legal extortionist, believe you me."

ZwelandileBetsh wrote:

"SARS must leave them alone!"

Shebeshxt lands in trouble with a promoter

In an earlier report, Briefly News shared a statement from a promoter after Shebeshxt failed to pitch to their event.

The promoter revealed that he has been struggling to get through to the rapper's team for months, which has made it impossible for him to get a refund despite their promises.

Source: Briefly News

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za

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