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#SarsWars: Magashula, Pillay want NPA’s Abrahams to review decision to prosecute them
Article
/ 17 October 2016

#SarsWars: Magashula, Pillay want NPA’s Abrahams to review decision to prosecute them

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday he would not make a presentation to the NPA head.

By Staff Reporter
Gordhan says he has no confidence in Abrahams’s ability to afford him a fair trial
Article
/ 14 October 2016

Gordhan says he has no confidence in Abrahams’s ability to afford him a fair trial

The finance minister will not make any presentations to the national director of public prosecutions, according to his legal team.

By Ofentse Mboweni
Editorial: Zuma is firing on all legal cylinders
Article
/ 14 October 2016

Editorial: Zuma is firing on all legal cylinders

Every citizen who cares see through the anti-Gordhan plot and support him in his confrontation with the kingdom of patronage.

By Editorial
Plum tax contract for Sars chief’s nephew
Article
/ 13 October 2016

Plum tax contract for Sars chief’s nephew

The tax service says Tom Moyane’s relative didn’t disclose their relationship in his company’s bid.

By Susan Comrie
Sars chief Tom Moyane’s nephew linked to plum R220m tax debt collection contract
Article
/ 13 October 2016

Sars chief Tom Moyane’s nephew linked to plum R220m tax debt collection contract

The tax service says Tom Moyane’s relative didn’t disclose their relationship in his company’s bid.

By Susan Comrie
Ahmed Kathrada to back Gordhan up in court
Article
/ 12 October 2016

Ahmed Kathrada to back Gordhan up in court

The struggle stalwart is expected to be joined by former President Kgalema Motlanthe and other anti-apartheid icons.

By Staff Reporter
Finance ministry questions timing of fraud charges against Gordhan
Article
/ 11 October 2016

Finance ministry questions timing of fraud charges against Gordhan

The ministry said Gordhan will continue serving South Africa despite receiving a ‘contaminated’ summons.

By Jenni Evans
Jackson Mthembu: Comrade Pravin Gordhan is an honest man
Article
/ 11 October 2016

Jackson Mthembu: Comrade Pravin Gordhan is an honest man

Mthembu said on Tuesday the ANC in Parliament stood by the party’s call for Gordhan to co-operate fully with the investigation.

By Thulani Gqirana
EFF, SACP, DA, Makhura come out in support of Pravin Gordhan against NPA probe
Article
/ 11 October 2016

EFF, SACP, DA, Makhura come out in support of Pravin Gordhan against NPA probe

Julius Malema encouraged South Africans to protest in Pretoria on November 2, calling the charges against Gordhan Jacob Zuma’s ‘retaliation’.

By Raeesa Pather
ANC urges Pravin Gordhan to co-operate with the NPA
Article
/ 11 October 2016

ANC urges Pravin Gordhan to co-operate with the NPA

‘We trust that today’s announcement will move us a step closer to uncovering the truth from facts and bring this matter to finality,’ the party said.

By Staff Reporter
WATCH LIVE: NPA announces summons issued to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan
Article
/ 11 October 2016

WATCH LIVE: NPA announces summons issued to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan

Shaun Abrahams is briefing the media on the NPA’s investigation into the Sars ‘Rogue Unit’.

By Staff Reporter
Tax chief Makwakwa secured Sars post for his girlfriend
Article
/ 3 October 2016

Tax chief Makwakwa secured Sars post for his girlfriend

Sars second-in-command Jonas Makwakwa ensured his girlfriend landed a plum post in Sars – but was she qualified?

By Susan Comrie
Sars’ second in command Jonas Makwakwa suspended over mystery payments of R1.2m
Article
/ 15 September 2016

Sars’ second in command Jonas Makwakwa suspended over mystery payments of R1.2m

Commissioner Tom Moyane has circulated a note to staff saying that he "issued Mr Makwakwa with a suspension letter pending a full investigation".

By Pauli van Wyk
Justice department denies links to Brazzers porn website
Article
/ 13 September 2016

Justice department denies links to Brazzers porn website

The department also said that the keyword “brazzers” had not appeared in any subject line in the emails received in the department’s database.

By Raeesa Pather
Sars mystery payments: Tom Moyane could face jail time
Article
/ 12 September 2016

Sars mystery payments: Tom Moyane could face jail time

Damning report alleges possible fraud and money laundering by Sars second-in-command.

By Pauli van Wyk
Sars chief’s mystery stash
Article
/ 11 September 2016

Sars chief’s mystery stash

Revenue service’s number two Jonas Makwakwa has been recommended for a probe into R1.2m in "suspicious" cash deposits.

By Susan Comrie, Sam Sole Author, Sam Sole, Craig Mckune and Amabhungane
Pravin Gordhan: ‘There is no need for judicial probe into South African banks’
Article
/ 8 September 2016

Pravin Gordhan: ‘There is no need for judicial probe into South African banks’

The courts offer recourse to companies that are unhappy with banks, finance minister tells audience at Cape Town book festival.

By Staff Reporter
It’s official: Dudu Myeni has been reappointed chair of SAA
Article
/ 2 September 2016

It’s official: Dudu Myeni has been reappointed chair of SAA

Myeni, who is President Jacob Zuma’s ally, was appointed alongside 11 other board members on Friday.

By Stella Mapenzauswa and TJ Strydom
Denmark’s Jyske Bank joins Futuregrowth in ‘pulling plug’ on Eskom
Article
/ 1 September 2016

Denmark’s Jyske Bank joins Futuregrowth in ‘pulling plug’ on Eskom

Local asset managers have expressed support for Futuregrowth, suggesting they won’t lend money to parastatals.

By Xola Potelwa
Mantashe: The Hawks investigation into Gordhan is humiliating, but he must co-operate
Article
/ 30 August 2016

Mantashe: The Hawks investigation into Gordhan is humiliating, but he must co-operate

The investigative unit should refrain from making ‘a public exercise’ out of probes into ministers, says ANC secretary general.

By Raeesa Pather
UPDATE: ​Des van Rooyen says Gordhan is ‘undermining’ the Hawks. Mantashe responds
Article
/ 30 August 2016

UPDATE: ​Des van Rooyen says Gordhan is ‘undermining’ the Hawks. Mantashe responds

Van Rooyen distanced President Jacob Zuma from the spat between the minister and the Hawks saying it had nothing to do with the president.

By Kiri Rupiah
ANC risks internal war as Pravin Gordhan is investigated by the Hawks
Article
/ 29 August 2016

ANC risks internal war as Pravin Gordhan is investigated by the Hawks

Opposition parties and analysts have said Zuma and his supporters may use Gordhan’s probe to install a more compliant finance minister.

By Staff Reporter
Pravin Gordhan should face the music, says ANC’s Jessie Duarte
Article
/ 29 August 2016

Pravin Gordhan should face the music, says ANC’s Jessie Duarte

The ANC deputy secretary general has described Gordhan’s refusal to report to the Hawks as part of an international campaign against South Africa.

By Govan Whittles
#SarsWars: Pravin Gordhan tells national treasury staff the Guptas are out to get him
Article
/ 26 August 2016

#SarsWars: Pravin Gordhan tells national treasury staff the Guptas are out to get him

President Jacob Zuma has expressed his full confidence in the finance minister, but said he cannot stop any investigations into individuals.

By Angelique Serrao and Adriaan Basson
New move against Gordhan suggests South Africa’s laws are under threat
Article
/ 26 August 2016

New move against Gordhan suggests South Africa’s laws are under threat

In the short run the country will lose and stands the chance of going down the drain economically

By Raymond Suttner
#SarsWars: Here is what South Africans need to know about Gordhan vs everybody
Article
/ 25 August 2016

#SarsWars: Here is what South Africans need to know about Gordhan vs everybody

The saga has played out for a while but there is still very little we know about the matter.

By Raeesa Pather
#SarsWars – Pillay, van Loggerenberg lawyer: There are no charges, just allegations
Article
/ 25 August 2016

#SarsWars – Pillay, van Loggerenberg lawyer: There are no charges, just allegations

South African citizens and civil society organisations have rallied around finance minister Pravin Gordhan and the former SARS officials.

By Raeesa Pather
Business Leadership South Africa pens open letter to President Zuma over Gordhan saga
Article
/ 25 August 2016

Business Leadership South Africa pens open letter to President Zuma over Gordhan saga

BLSA Media Statement: An Open Letter to the President from the Members of Business Leadership

By Staff Reporter
Zuma and Gordhan: It’s all about power (and parastatals and tenderpreneurs)
Analysis
/ 25 August 2016

Zuma and Gordhan: It’s all about power (and parastatals and tenderpreneurs)

There is political urgency now to the need for change at national treasury, but the finance minister will not go without a fight and dig in.

By Staff Reporter
[Archives] Why the Hawks don’t have a case against Pravin Gordhan
Analysis
/ 25 August 2016

[Archives] Why the Hawks don’t have a case against Pravin Gordhan

It’s difficult to follow exactly what Gordhan is being accused of, or if he is even being accused of anything.

By Safura Abdool Karim
Gordhan defiant in the face of arrest: Let me do my job
Article
/ 24 August 2016

Gordhan defiant in the face of arrest: Let me do my job

Finance minister says there was no wrongdoing on his part in the establishment of a small Sars investigative unit.

By Pauli van Wyk
The watchdog over South Africa’s elite police unit is in serious need of teeth
Article
/ 24 August 2016

The watchdog over South Africa’s elite police unit is in serious need of teeth

The main criticism leveled at the Hawks, is that it lacks the power to initiate investigations, making it ineffective.

By Mafaro Kasipo
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