Durban High Court Clears SARS to Sell 5 Sandown Properties Linked to Shauwn Mkhize
- The Durban High Court granted SARS permission to sell five Sandown properties linked to businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize
- SARS claims Mkhize owes roughly R125.9 million in combined personal and Zikhulise Group tax debt
- Mkhize and her son Andile Mpisane opposed the sale application, but the judge dismissed their objections
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KWAZULU-NATAL — The Durban High Court has authorised the South African Revenue Service to proceed with the sale of five residential properties in Sandown, Johannesburg, tied to businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize as her battle with SARS continues.
Judge Jacqueline Henriques issued the order on Monday, 26 October 2026, appointing curator bonis Willem Jacobus Venter to carry out the sales without a reserve price.
How much Mkhize owes SARS
According to TimesLIVE, Mkhize's personal income tax liability, including interest, stood at R13.33 million as of 19 September 2025. The revenue authority also holds her personally responsible for the Zikhulise Group's outstanding tax debt of R112.57 million, bringing the total figure to approximately R125.9 million.
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SARS told the court that the five properties carry a combined estimated market value of R35 million, though they would likely realise only about R24.5 million under a forced sale. A valuation report cited damp damage and poor maintenance as contributing factors to the lower expected yield. The court also heard that four of the properties had accumulated approximately R1.79 million in unpaid municipal charges, with monthly security costs running to roughly R188,000 and insurance billed at about R98,000 every six months.
Who owns the properties
Four of the properties, located at 56 Adrianne Street, are registered in the name of Israeli businessman Yaron Peretz. The fifth, at 22 Aston Street, is held by 22 Aston Investments (Pty) Ltd. SARS contends that Mkhize is the beneficial owner of all five.
Mkhize, her son Andile Mpisane, 22 Aston Investments and 56 Adrianne Street (Pty) Ltd all opposed the application. Their central argument was that selling the properties was premature, given that no court had yet ruled on whether they could lawfully be used to settle the disputed debts.
Judge Henriques rejected those objections, finding that SARS had established, on the balance of probabilities, that Mkhize held beneficial ownership of the properties. She made clear that the underlying ownership question remains to be resolved in a separate court action.
What happens to the sale proceeds
Under the terms of the order, all proceeds from the sales must be deposited into an interest-bearing trust account and held there pending the outcome of the separate legal proceedings. SARS has been directed to institute that action within one month of the order being granted. The opposing parties were also ordered to cover the costs of the application.
Johannesburg company wins court fights with SARS
In a related article, Briefly News reported on TEG Asset & Risk Management’s court challenge to SARS over tax returns the company said were filed without its approval.
The Johannesburg High Court found serious fault with SARS’s handling of the dispute, set aside two decisions and ordered the tax authority to pay the company’s legal costs.
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