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Vincent Smith

Former South African ANC member of Parliament and chair of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services who was sentenced in March 2026 for corruption, fraud, money laundering and tax offences linked to Bosasa.

Latest ruling source 5 Mar 2026Docket checked 26 Oct 20264 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    DecidedWhere it stands

    2 cases recorded. Most recent: S v Vincent Smith and Others (Bosasa matter) (decided).

  3. Detail

    S v Vincent Smith and Others (Bosasa matter)

    Decided
    Court
    High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg (first appearance in Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court)
    Filed
    1 Oct 2020
    Parties
    The State (NPA Investigating Directorate) v. Vincent Smith, Euroblitz 48 (Pty) Ltd and Angelo Agrizzi

    What was claimed

    Contravention of section 7 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, fraud, money laundering and Tax Act offences. The State alleged Smith accepted Bosasa-funded security upgrades (R200,000) to his home and payments routed through Euroblitz 48 in exchange for shielding Bosasa from parliamentary scrutiny, failed to declare them in the Register of Members' Interests, and that Euroblitz 48 failed to disclose about R28 million of taxable income between March 2009 and July 2018.

    What the court decided

    5 March 2026: Judge Mohamed Ismail accepted a section 105A plea and sentence agreement; Smith pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years on each count with part suspended for five years on conditions, so that he will effectively serve seven years' direct imprisonment (per NPA/SAnews and TimesLIVE). Charges against Euroblitz 48 were withdrawn.1 2 3

    National Director of Public Prosecutions v Vincent Smith and Others (POCA restraint)

    Decided
    Court
    High Court of South Africa
    Parties
    National Director of Public Prosecutions v. Vincent Smith, his family trust, Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd and others holding affected gifts

    What was claimed

    Restraint under section 26 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act of assets worth about R46 million pending the criminal case.

    What the court decided

    Restraint order granted (Smith served 25 February 2021); PwC's Trevor Hills appointed curator bonis.4

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. PrimaryNPA scores victory in Vincent Smith State Capture caseSAnews (South African Government News Agency) · 5 Mar 2026
    2. SecondaryFormer ANC MP Vincent Smith gets seven years for corruptionTimesLIVE · 5 Mar 2026
    3. SecondaryFormer ANC MP Vincent Smith arrested, pleads not guilty to corruptionDaily Maverick · 1 Oct 2020
    4. SecondaryAssets worth R46m linked to former ANC MP Vincent Smith frozen as corruption probe unfoldsSowetan · 26 Feb 2021

Legal status: Public Figure Record Verified

Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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