The High Court in Durban has authorised the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to sell five properties in Sandown, Sandton, linked to businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize, also known as MaMkhize, amid efforts to recover outstanding tax debts.
The order was granted on Monday, 26 October 2026, by Judge Jacqueline Henriques following an application by SARS to sell the properties, which are subject to a preservation order.
The properties comprise four portions associated with a property on Adrianne Street and another property on Aston Street in Sandown. Although the properties are registered in the names of Yaron Peretz and 22 Aston Investments (Pty) Ltd, SARS alleges that they were acquired for Mkhize’s benefit and seeks to establish their status in further legal proceedings.
Why SARS wants to sell the properties
SARS argued that the properties were deteriorating and becoming increasingly expensive to maintain while under preservation. The costs included municipal arrears, insurance, security and maintenance expenses.
According to the court judgment, the five properties had an estimated combined market value of R35 million, while their collective forced-sale value was estimated at R24.5 million. Municipal valuations put their combined value at approximately R22.8 million.
The judgment also recorded that municipal charges outstanding on four of the properties totalled approximately R1.8 million as of October 2025. Security services for the properties were costing about R188,000 per month, with SARS covering the expenses.
What happens to the money?
The court authorised a curator bonis to sell all five properties and ordered that the proceeds be held in an interest-bearing trust account.
SARS must institute further legal proceedings within one month to seek an order declaring the properties, or the money generated from their sale, executable towards the tax debts of one or more respondents.
The order also provides for any disputed outstanding purchase consideration to be dealt with before the remaining proceeds are retained pending the outcome of those proceedings.
The ruling therefore authorises the sale of the properties, but the proceeds are not automatically available to SARS to settle the tax debts.
The five properties
The properties listed in the court order are:
- Remaining extent of Erf 662, Sandown Extension 24 — 1,698.41 square metres.
- Portion 1 of Erf 662, Sandown Extension 24 — 1,059.97 square metres.
- Portion 2 of Erf 662, Sandown Extension 24 — 728.335 square metres.
- Portion 3 of Erf 662, Sandown Extension 24 — 879.703 square metres.
- Erf 223, Sandown Extension 24 — 4,993 square metres.
All five properties are situated in Sandown, Johannesburg.
The case forms part of SARS’s broader efforts to recover outstanding tax liabilities linked to Mkhize and the Zikhulise Group.
