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In denial: Busisiwe Mkhwebane (left) is being represented by Dali Mpofu (right) in the hearings to her impeachment. Photo: David Harrison

Mkhwebane’s hearings revolve around spies and lies

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

Johann van Loggerenberg. (Gallo Images)

Sars whistleblower Van Loggerenberg suffers ‘suspicious’ home invasion

The break-in comes a week after that at the home of fellow whistleblower and Zondo commission witness Themba Maseko

Former Sars commissioner Tom Moyane. (Gallo/Phil Magakoe)

Zondo: Like Moyane, Zuma was central in Sars capture

The unnecessary restructuring of the once proud revenue service was an attempt to halt its pursuit of people involved in state capture

Toxic trade: The Food and Allied Workers Union has claimed that Big Tobacco, as well as the food and cosmetic sectors, are losing money because of counterfeit goods. (Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)

What did this former Sars official know about Big Tobacco’s dodgy dealings?

State capture was a godsend for tobacco dealers, writes former Sars official Johann van Loggerenberg in his latest book

Prominent public figures risk losing their jobs or facing jail time as legal cases involving several South African politicians and high-ranking officials are scheduled to be heard in June.

Big legal battles for prominent SA officials scheduled for June

Zuma, Moyane, Molefe, Abrahams, and the ‘rogue unit’ cases will be heard in June

Ivan Pillay

SARS ‘rogue unit’ officials to appear in court, after withdrawing urgent application

The three are expected to appear in the Pretoria Regional Court on April 9

The case was postponed to June 18 to allow the accused to make representations to the NPA as well as to have the State handover the docket and other documentation to the defence.

‘Rogue Unit’ makes an agreement with NPA, drops application

SARS ‘rogue unit’ execs’ urgent application dropped following agreement with NPA

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan. (Reuters)

‘There are no investigations against Gordhan’ – Hawks

Following the charging of Pillay, Janse van Rensburg and Van Loggerenberg, concerns have been raised that the next target of the NPA will be Gordhan.

The case was postponed to June 18 to allow the accused to make representations to the NPA as well as to have the State handover the docket and other documentation to the defence.

​The SARS 3 fight back

The three have been investigated for years by the Hawks for an alleged role in spying activities during their time at the revenue service.

Sam Bhembe

Ex-SARS ‘rogue unit’ execs want summonses withdrawn

The three have requested that the NPA withdraw the summonses against them

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to clarify the fears surrounding the leadership of South Africa.

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.

Sars, Krejcir and the destruction of state capacity

Researcher Simone Haysom delves behind the spin to trace the crucial role played by the Sars investigative unit in just one case – Radovan Krejcir.

‘Rogue’ Sars unit spied for Zuma

A new twist in the ongoing saga of spy vs spy in the South African Revenue Service can now be revealed.

The suspension of the tax collector’s executive committee is ‘only the start’ of an image cleanup.

Sars group executive Johann van Loggerenberg resigns

Both Sars and its group executive, who was accused of misconduct last year, have said that the ”parting of ways was amicable”.

An estimated 40 000 beneficiaries of the Government Employment Pensions Fund (GEPF) received sharply reduced income for October due to tax deductions as high as 60% in some cases.

Sars official brought down by an affair gone wrong

Johann van Loggerenberg has resigned from Sars, allegedly after a lawyer made a number of claims against him in a complaint to the revenue service.