Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Friday drew a line in the sand with tax commissioner Tom Moyane, making their power struggle more public still, as ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe gave the party’s backing to the Treasury boss and said there was a plot to undermine him. President Jacob Zuma subsequently[…]
The Sunday Times will appeal the Press Ombudsman’s finding that its reportage on a so-called SA Revenue Service “rogue unit” was inaccurate, misleading and unfair. “We are disappointed with the majority of the findings and sanctions that have been made and intend to appeal key elements of the Ombudsman’s ruling[…]
The Sunday Times newspaper on Wednesday was slammed by the Press Ombudsman for its “unfair” reportage on a so-called SA Revenue Service “rogue unit” that breached the press code. “Not only was the content of the stories inaccurate, misleading and unfair, but the conclusions in both the editorial and the[…]
The provisional sequestration order against Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema regarding his outstanding tax bill will be argued in the High Court in Pretoria in June. “I rule that the matter be extended to June 1. Costs reserved,” Judge Ferdi Preller said in the same court on Monday. Nic[…]
Economic Freedom Fighters’ leader Julius Malema’s sequestration case is expected to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. The provisional sequestration order against Malema regarding his outstanding tax bill was extended in December. “The court order was granted today by mutual agreement between Sars and the taxpayer[…]
The SA Revenue Service was adamant on Thursday that deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay and head of strategic planning Peter Richer were instrumental in the establishment of the so-called “rogue” unit. “It is common cause that Mr Pillay and Richer were in different degrees instrumental in the institutionalisation, establishment as well[…]
The SA Revenue Service’s strategic planning and risk group executive, Peter Richer, has been suspended again, Sars said on Wednesday. Richer was officially suspended on Tuesday, it said in a statement. He and deputy Sars commissioner Ivan Pillay were initially suspended on December 5 amid allegations of a special projects[…]
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) breached deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay’s contract when it suspended him without giving written notice, the Labour Court in Johannesburg found on Thursday. “Clearly… Sars acted in breach of the contract when it issued the suspension notice without complying with… the suspension policy,” Judge Annelie Basson[…]
Deputy SA Revenue Service’s commissioner Ivan Pillay and group executive of strategic planning and risk Peter Richers have been suspended, the revenue service announced on Friday. “I have… decided to suspend the following two senior executives pending a disciplinary process in terms of the Sars disciplinary code and procedure, and[…]
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) declined to comment on reports on Sunday that it had bugged President Jacob Zuma’s private Johannesburg home. “Sars will not comment on the Sunday Times news reports,” spokesman Adrian Lackay said. “They contain serious factual inaccuracies.” According to the Sunday Times a former spy master[…]
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