Julius Malema encouraged South Africans to protest in Pretoria on November 2, calling the charges against Gordhan Jacob Zuma’s ‘retaliation’.
‘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.
Sars second-in-command Jonas Makwakwa ensured his girlfriend landed a plum post in Sars – but was she qualified?
Revenue service’s number two Jonas Makwakwa has been recommended for a probe into R1.2m in "suspicious" cash deposits.
Van Rooyen distanced President Jacob Zuma from the spat between the minister and the Hawks saying it had nothing to do with the president.
South African citizens and civil society organisations have rallied around finance minister Pravin Gordhan and the former SARS officials.
BLSA Media Statement: An Open Letter to the President from the Members of Business Leadership
The main criticism leveled at the Hawks, is that it lacks the power to initiate investigations, making it ineffective.
Among the changes the agency wishes to see are the right to investigate issues it deems necessary and more control over appointing staff.
Alan Clark, the latest of the tycoons who have to pay their dues to Sars, has some options that may minimise his liability.
Senior government staff and company directors are a significant portion of those who have not repaid their loans.
Report that President Jacob Zuma is launching a fightback against his detractors and those threatening his lines of patronage.
The three said the attacks on people working in various public institutions are aimed at undermining the fight against corruption.
Researcher Simone Haysom delves behind the spin to trace the crucial role played by the Sars investigative unit in just one case – Radovan Krejcir.
Researcher Simone Haysom delves behind the spin to trace the crucial role played by the Sars investigative unit in just one case – Radovan Krejcir.
Despite his belief that he is in no way obligated to answer the Hawks’ questions, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has decided to respond.
The president has done nothing to end the spat between the finance minister and the tax boss.
The Hawks are forging ahead with their probe into the Sars investigative unit, despite Finance Minister’s missing deadlines to answer their questions.
What’s with the Sars "rogue unit" and the 27 questions sent to Pravin Gordhan? Sam Sole offers a guide to the legal, factual and political swamp.
The most important tax cuts took place between 2000 and 2005, not in the 1980s, writes Dick Forslund.
Sars has threatened to sue the M&G over the publishing of an amaBhungane story that lawyers say was "clearly in the public interest" and "lawful".
Pravin Gordhan pulled into Hawks investigation of Sars, in what seems to be a proxy war between the president and the finance minister.
Non-compliant taxpayers have an opportunity to voluntarily disclose their offshore assets and income to Sars – or else face the full force of the law.
Revenue service insiders tell of a power grab of key levers by an influential "new guard".
The recent goings-on at Sars suggest that minister’s agents are being removed and that the control of one of the most important units is at stake
The finance minister and Cabinet will have to make some unpopular decisions in an election year to avoid a credit ratings downgrade to junk status.
Auditors say the new tax regulations are too much to comply with and could be counterproductive to reining in tax-avoidance by multinational firms.
Given the faction-ridden nature of South African politics and the deep divisions in the ANC, a further turn of the wheel is quite conceivable.
A new twist in the ongoing saga of spy vs spy in the South African Revenue Service can now be revealed.
Suspended Sars deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay and strategic planning risk group executive Peter Richer have resigned from Sars with immediate effect.
Lingering suspicions are extremely damaging to Sars, one of the few state institutions to have retained a reputation for integrity.
The matter would be argued in June, and that it would give Sars and Julius Malema time to file all the necessary court papers.