Adriano Mazzotti

Mr Phillips offered to compensate Mr Msibi for recovering stock and referred to Adriano Mazzotti (CEO of Carnilinx) in discussions about payment.

“Have spoken quite a bit about sorting you as a thank you for getting that stock back ... this week we will come and have a drink and square up with you”

An affidavit by Carnilinx director Adriano Mazzotti related to historical tax compliance was prepared for confidential engagement with SARS, but versions quoted by media have been found inaccurate and possibly taken out of context without Carnilinx's knowledge or authority.

“The affidavit was intended to form part of a confidential engagement between Carnilinx and SARS. At some stage thereafter, information purporting to originate from that affidavit entered the public domain without Carnilinx's knowledge or authority...Carnilinx further notes that the aspects of the media reporting concerning Carnilinx, Mazzotti, and the historical tax affairs have previously been found by the press ombudsman to have been inaccurate.”