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.

ConvictedLatest source dated 2026-03-05Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What is Vincent Smith’s legal position?

Bosasa-linked corruption, fraud, money laundering and tax prosecution

Convicted

Current position. Convicted on his guilty plea and sentenced on 5 March 2026 to an effective seven years' imprisonment; charges against Euroblitz 48 were withdrawn.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Authority: High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg (Judge Mohamed Ismail); prosecuted by the NPA Investigating Directorate (IDAC)
Status date: 2026-03-05

History

2020-10-01 Handed himself over in Alberton and appeared in the Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court; charged with corruption and fraud with Euro Blitz 48 and Angelo Agrizzi; pleaded not guilty; granted R30,000 bail.
2021-02-25 Served with a POCA restraint order obtained by the NDPP over about R46 million in assets; curator bonis appointed.
2026-03-05 Pleaded guilty under a section 105A plea and sentence agreement; convicted and sentenced to an effective seven years' direct imprisonment.

Sources

NPA scores victory in Vincent Smith State Capture caseSAnews (South African Government News Agency), 2026-03-05, primary source
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith gets seven years for corruptionTimesLIVE, 2026-03-05, secondary source
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith arrested, pleads not guilty to corruptionDaily Maverick, 2020-10-01, secondary source
Assets worth R46m linked to former ANC MP Vincent Smith frozen as corruption probe unfoldsSowetan, 2021-02-26, secondary source

Change history

2026-10-26 Record published.

Spotted an error? Request a correction with a source that shows the correct position.