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Sibusiso received an award from the government of south Africa for his social work in

assisting the less privileged. The amount of the award is R$8000000.$ As a philanthropist, and in

her quest to make a meaningful contribution to the lives of ordinary people, he decided to make the

following donations to various organisations and individuals:

$$ Donated R$600000$ to a local church that she is a member, and the church is registered as an

NPO $($Non$-$ profit Organisation$)$ but not registered as a PBO $($Public Benefit Organisation$)$ as

the church felt that it is not compulsory to do so$.$

$$ Donated R$200000$ to her sister.

$$ Donated R$800000$ to her spouse.

Sibusiso is also an environmentalist and decided to also donate R$160000$ to the Green Peace charity

organisations $($a registered NPO$)$ so as to fight for the protection of our environment, Green Peace is

also registered as a PBO.

$$ He also received a donation of $$200000$ from her cousin who is an expatriate in the United

States, and a permanent residence therein. The exchange rate at the time of the donation was

$1$$ $=$ R$5.$

$$ It should be noted that Sibusiso is not conversant with the tax laws of the Republic and as a

result, never made any efforts to declare the aforementioned donations to SARS.

Required

Determine the donations tax payable Sibusiso.

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