Celebrity chef Lusizo Mvula Henna, better known as Chef Sizo, wept uncontrollably in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court, sitting in Palm Ridge, as he was handed a 10-year prison sentence for defrauding the taxman of more than R5 million.
Magistrate Phindi Keswa said the money, which was fraudulently paid to Henna, could have been used to improve the country's infrastructure.
"These funds are meant for the public, and the impact goes beyond financial loss.