The son allegedly declared zero income in 2021 despite raking in R29 million in state contracts
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DA gets confirmation from Sars that ‘dirty dollars’ hidden inside couch on the president’s Phala Phala farm were not declared to tax agency
The increasing levels of load-shedding harms economic growth and the government’s ability to address the country’s pressing social needs
The department’s minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, said small businesses are expected to propel economic growth
The findings of the three-member panel will be debated in the House on 6 December
System to be piloted at Durban’s King Shaka airport allows travellers to pre-declare goods on an online portal
President must resign and hand himself over to the police
Chief revenue officer Johnstone Makhubu says better access to data has allowed the tax authority to conduct more effective lifestyle audits
Ponatshego Mogaladi, former manager of investigations at the public protector, told parliament the Economic Freedom Fighters leader sent her the report in 2018
Stephen York, the consulting firm’s managing partner in South Africa, said it helped ‘South African organisations grow, innovate, and excel’, yet the Zondo commission found it ‘misdirected the revenue gathering function of Sars’
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Basani Baloyi testified she was shocked
The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked
The suspended public protector did not disclose that she had a copy of a classified intelligence report on a high risk unit in Sars but a recording suggests otherwise
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The president faces investigations from SARS and the Reserve Bank on top of charges laid by former spy boss Arthur Fraser
The list of 450 terms aims to provide clarity and certainty about SARS’s strategic objective and to encourage compliance
Industries can take advantage of carbon tax allowances if they finance projects mitigation projects
President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
Not ‘trial ready’: 386 Special Investigating Unit referrals lead to just one case in court so far
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The break-in comes a week after that at the home of fellow whistleblower and Zondo commission witness Themba Maseko
The former president is asking the Pretoria high court to declare Zondo’s tenure as chairman of the commission of inquiry unlawful and to order Ramaphosa to appoint a new chair
Themba Maseko, the former chief government spokesman said it would be a very long wait for legislative reform, as urged by the Zondo report, to see the light of day if state capture culprits still in the state did not face the music
The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo found that the subversion of the procurement system and the decimation of previously sound parastatals happened on the watch of a ruling party that not only dropped the ball but pocketed the proceeds
The unnecessary restructuring of the once proud revenue service was an attempt to halt its pursuit of people involved in state capture
If the four-year Zondo inquiry into state capture is to be worth a billion rand, the NPA has to bring those who looted the country to book. Yet it has performed inadequately for more than a decade
The high court ruled banning the release of tax information was unconstitutional. Sars disagrees, saying is not only wrong but makes an exception of the former president
The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to correct this
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa did not publicise the tender and gave it to the consultancy despite its bid being R346-million more than that of another company.
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
Tax agency’s custom officials in Durban seize imported cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper
A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources