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FILE: Advocate Shamila Batohi is announced as the new NDPP at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

Sars commission of inquiry

High profile prosecutions at Sars first up for new NPA boss?

By Barry Bateman

The Nugent commission of inquiry has recommended in its report that the National Director of Public Prosecutions consider criminal cases related to the...

  • Picture: EWN

    Nugent commission recommends new Sars boss recruit former employees

    It has further recommended that a full performance review be conducted of the executive committee appointed by former commissioner Tom Moyane.

    1335 days ago
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    Sars inquiry might give rise to intelligence gathering on illicit trade

    The commission sees no reason why Sars was and is not entitled to establish and operate a unit to gather intelligence on illicit trades even covertly within limits.

    1337 days ago
  • FILE: Tom Moyane on 18 September 2017. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Parliament finance committees welcome Tom Moyane dismissal

    However, they say he was by no means the only person that contributed to the crisis at the revenue service, and government's revenue shortfall in this financial year.

    1380 days ago
  • FILE: Tom Moyane. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Ramaphosa explains why he sacked Moyane

    Cyril Ramaphosa has heeded the recommendations of the Nugent Commission of Inquiry which submitted its interim report at the end of September.

    1380 days ago
  • FILE: Tom Moyane at a press briefing in Johannesburg. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Moyane accuses Nugent Commission of being biased

    Tom Moyane’s attorney Eric Mabuza has given Cyril Ramaphosa until next Friday to indicate that he has rejected the commission’s recommendations or risk being taken to court.

    1383 days ago
  • FILE: Tom Moyane. Picture: EWN

    Moyane meets Sars inquiry deadline on his submissions

    President Cyril Ramaphosa had given suspended Sars Commissioner Tom Moyane until the close of business on Friday to make his submissions.

    1383 days ago
  • A screengrab of Gartner consultant Neville Willemse appears before the Nugent Commission on 23 October 2018.

    Gartner struggles to explain its appointment as Sars IT consultant

    Sars appointed Gartner in 2014 by following a procurement deviation process on the basis that Gartner was a sole supplier of the particular consultancy service.

    1390 days ago
  • A screengrab of acting Sars Commissioner Mark Kingon appearing at the Nugent commission of inquiry on 19 October 2018.

    Kingon expresses full support for Nugent Commission of Inquiry

    Mark Kingon made the remarks during his submission at the commission’s public hearings in Pretoria on Friday.

    1393 days ago
  • A screengrab of Sars executive Luther Lebelo giving testimony at the Nugent Commission of Inquiry on 27 September. Picture: YouTube

    Luther Lebelo used R770k of taxpayers money to clear name, Nugent Inquiry hears

    Advocate Carol Steinberg says evidence reveals Lebelo briefed a private law firm to prepare documents he would present at the commission.

    1394 days ago
  • FILE: Suspended South African Revenue Service Commissioner Tom Moyane. Picture Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Tom Moyane's disciplinary hearing postponed

    Tom Moyane faces several charges, including the gross mishandling of the Financial Intelligence Centre report related to his former deputy Jonas Makwakwa.

    1409 days ago
  • FILE: Sars commissioner Tom Moyane and other executives during a briefing on the KPMG report. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN

    Senior Sars official accused of leaking whistleblower identities

    Sars fraud investigator Yousaf Denath says his emails were among those targeted.

    1417 days ago
  • A YouTube screengrab of retired Judge Robert Nugent.

    Nugent Commission to host another session of public hearings

    The first set of public hearings allowed former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and former executives such as Gene Ravele to set the tone for the damage done to Sars.

    1433 days ago
  • FILE: National Treasury's Director-General Dondo Mogajane. Picture: YouTube screengrab

    Instability at Sars will affect Treasury, Nugent commission hears

    Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane suggested that if Sars sneezes, the Treasury catches a cold.

    1444 days ago
  • FILE: Tom Moyane at a press briefing in Johannesburg. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN.

    Inquiry hears Moyane seemed disinterested in senior managers' concerns

    Evidence leader Carol Steinberg read from a memo drafted by the former Sars human resources chief officer and sent to suspended Sars commissioner Tom Moyane.

    1450 days ago
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    Sars’ LBC shouldn’t have been disbanded, Nugent inquiry hears

    This was among the submissions from Sars stakeholder management executive Vincent Sibande at the inquiry in Pretoria.

    1451 days ago
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    New model affected Sars' capacity to probe delinquent taxpayers, inquiry hears

    Sars executive responsible for compliance, Fareed Khan, is testifying at the commission hearings in Pretoria.

    1451 days ago
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    Nugent inquiry hears how Sars bosses allegedly manipulated tax calculations

    The commission is investigating tax administration and governance since the appointment of Tom Moyane in 2014.

    1453 days ago
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    Sars inquiry: 'I warned execs about dangers of restructuring'

    The former head of compliance Dr Thabelo Malovhele has testified at the Nugent Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria.

    1453 days ago
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