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SANDF patrolling the streets. (Photo by Gallo Images / Misha Jordaan)
A man appeared at the Pretoria Specialized Commercial Crimes Court on Monday after his company allegedly issued expired food rations to members of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) deployed for Covid-19 lockdown duties.
The company allegedly changed the expiration dates on pre-packaged food rations by placing stickers over the original expiration dates.
Stephen Wallace Weir, 59, of Dainfern in Fourways, Johannesburg, was released on rand 50,000 bail after appearing in court on charges of fraud, theft, forgery and pronunciation and violation of the Alimony Act, cosmetics and disinfectants.
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His company, SERAC MRE (Pty) Ltd, received a tender from the Department of Defense to supply food patrol ration packages to various divisions of the SANDF during the Covid-19 lockdown deployment.
SERAC MRE (Pty) Ltd had to supply ready-to-eat food packages that were compliant with the National Regulator’s Mandatory Specification Act, including promoting public health and safety, environmental protection and ensuring fair trade, he said. the spokesman for the National Tax Authority Lumka Mahanjana.
Weir was arrested Monday.
“This followed the video clips of the SANDF members that emerged during the confinement showing the discrepancy of the dates,” Mahanjana said.
The matter was postponed until November 25 for a provisional trial date.
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