MaMkhize Battles SARS in Court to Stop Sale of Properties Over R40 Million Tax Dispute

• Shauwn Mkhize’s long-running tax troubles have escalated into a high-stakes courtroom battle that could determine the fate of her property empire
• A fierce legal showdown unfolded in Durban as both sides clashed over whether the matter even qualifies as urgent
• With millions on the line and assets at risk, the case could reshape the fallout from the collapse of her football ownership journey

Former Royal AM owner and Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize is reportedly fighting to keep her properties at the centre of a R40 million tax dispute with the South African Revenue Service. (SARS).

MaMkhize, as she is fondly known, has had a well-documented tax battle with the revenue service. The dispute saw her former Premier Soccer League club, Royal AM, lose its status in 2025 after it was placed under curatorship and eventually expelled from the league.

SARS escalated the matter by taking further steps to attach her assets, including her farm near Durban, and raiding the club’s former training facilities in September. The tax enforcement operation was not confined to KwaZulu-Natal. Insiders revealed that SARS, backed by law enforcement officers, also carried out raids at Mkhize’s Sandton home.

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MaMkhize challenges SARS urgent court application

According to IOL reports, on Wednesday, 1 April 2026, her legal team made an urgent application at the Durban High Court in a desperate attempt to challenge SARS’s bid to sell her properties.

Her legal team argued that the court should strike the urgent application off the roll. This was in response to SARS approaching the High Court seeking an order to sell the properties, citing concerns that the assets were deteriorating and losing value.

Advocate Sinethemba Ndlovu, representing Mkhize, argued that SARS failed to follow the proper rules governing urgent applications by not seeking an earlier date from the Judge President.

“The application ought to have been brought in a normal court. It’s been one year and three months, if my memory serves me correctly,” Ndlovu said while disputing the urgency of the matter.

SARS argues property sales will preserve value

Mkhize’s legal team also raised concerns that the properties in question were primary residences. However, Judge Jacqueline Henriques questioned this claim, noting that none of the submitted affidavits clearly stated this. She pointed out that despite multiple affidavits being filed, there was no clear indication that the properties were primary residences.

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Advocate Hein Synman SC, representing SARS, objected and argued that a strong case had been presented for the sale of the properties. He maintained that converting the assets into cash would benefit both Mkhize and SARS.

Synman explained that with Mkhize’s bank accounts frozen, she is unable to maintain the properties, while SARS cannot use taxpayers’ money for their upkeep.

Mama Joy speaks on MaMkhize's new club

Briefly News previously reported that the former Royal AM boss, MaMkhize, has been unveiled as the president of a football club in Eswatini.

MaMkhize was congratulated by Mama Joy, once a superfan of Royal AM, who praised her and rallied behind her new venture in Eswatini.

Source: Briefly News