Bigwigs unsettled as BURS uncovers billion Pula vehicle scandal

Friday, January 24, 2020

The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has seized nearly 2,000 vehicles, sealed off hundreds more in their showrooms and confiscated fake invoices and dirty cash, as part of an escalating campaign to recover billions of pula in unpaid import duties.

Launched recently, the campaign is focusing on all vehicle dealerships countrywide, particularly the notorious imports common in areas such as Mogoditshane.

The tax agency has warned that its efforts will also extend to individual innocent motorists whose imported vehicles may be seized until they produce evidence of adequate duty payment.

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