A pharmacist and an accountant along with their companies were served with a summons to appear in the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday.

They were served for alleged tax evasion involving a personal protective equipment (PPE) tender worth around R10.3 million.

It was alleged that the companies, both located in Brooklyn in the east of Pretoria, failed to register for VAT on PPEs supplied to the Department of Health in Limpopo in April 2020, according to Hawks spokesperson Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu.

The pharmaceutical company had reportedly received the R10.3 million payment and failed to declare the taxable R800 000.

Following an investigation by the Hawks’ anti-corruption unit, the two men were traced to Florida Park in Krugersdorp.

The men, aged 40 and 44, were due to appear in court on March 25.

Earlier in the week, 15 people were arrested in connection with corruption at the SAPS for the acquisition of PPEs valued at R1.9 million.

Six of the accused were former police officers while two were serving police officers and an administrative clerk.

The rest were civilians linked to the supplier.

They were arrested on charges of fraud, theft, corruption and forgery arising from a scheme to unlawfully benefit a third-party supplier of latex gloves for the SAPS nationally in April 2020, according to acting national police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe.