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Former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula. File Photo

Former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula dies after long illness

Magashula resigned in 2013 after an investigative report found that he had acted improperly during a recruitment process

According to insiders, Mkhwebane is seen as part of the “fightback” by the camp aligned to former president Jacob Zuma, who are implicated in allegations of corruption and state capture. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Public Protector: You’re welcome to take me to court

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s spokesperson said that those who are aggrieved with Mkwebane’s findings are welcome to approach the courts.

“No other person would be permitted to get away with the kind of obfuscation contained in the president’s affidavits,” Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said in court papers. (Phill Magakoe/The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Public Protector’s report ‘wrong’ in fact and in law — Gordhan lawyer

The public enterprises minister says he will challenge advocate Mkhwebane’s report

The late Pravin Gordhan. (Oupa Nkosi)

Gordhan subpoenaed over ‘rogue unit’

Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has given Pravin Gordhan and Oupa Magashula seven days to reply to her questions to be submitted to her office by April 23

Former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula. File Photo

Mkhwebane subpoenas former Sars boss in probe against Gordhan

The ​Public Protector has subpoenaed former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula over former Sars deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay’s early retirement

A Yemeni child holds a placard during a demonstration outside the Sanaa airport on January 5 2019, following the arrival of United Nations envoy to Yemen. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

Gordhan calls public protector subpoena ‘a misuse of public powers’

The public protector’s spokesperson insists the investigation is into maladministration

Vittorio Massone is at the centre of Bain’s contract to design a new operating model that was allegedly used to break down the efficiency of Sars and resulted in the exodus of highly skilled employees.

Nugent: Bain & Company in a dangerous position as evidence piles up

As more details emerge during the Nugent commission, Bain & Company’s managing director Vittorio Massone was not available to answer questions

Proteas bowler Kagiso Rabada.

HSF, FUL application to have Shaun Abrahams suspended struck off roll

The North Gauteng High Court took issue with the speed at which the applicants made the application.

Shaun Abrahams during a press briefing at the NPA offices in Pretoria in May.

#SarsWars: Abrahams undecided on dropping Gordhan fraud charges

The NPA boss denies reports that he may drop the charges against finance minister Pravin Gordhan.

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan operates on a two week cycle as he prepares to be ousted at any stage.

Pravin Gordhan: I heard whispers of Sars ‘hostage’ incident

The minister was answering a question in Parliament on whether he had been aware of the incident at Sars before the it became public.

‘Hostage’ drama explodes desperate bid by Hawks, NPA to nail Gordhan

The M&G can reveal that Hawks officials are accused of using physical force and “apartheid style tactics” to retrieve a printout of a damning email.

Tom Moyane has requested a halt to Ramaphosa’s implementation of further recommendations by retired judge Robert Nugent. (David Harrison/M&G)

Emails involving Hawks and NPA lead to ‘hostage’ drama at Sars office

The M&G has seen footage of an altercation between Sars employee Vlok Symington, four Hawks officials and the bodyguard of Sars boss Tom Moyane.

New head of the National Prosecuting Authority

#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.

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan operates on a two week cycle as he prepares to be ousted at any stage.

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.

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.

Zuma announces new Sars Commissioner

President Jacob Zuma has appointed Thomas Swabihi Moyane as the new commissioner of the South African Revenue Service, replacing Ivan Pillay.

Sars boss Magashula trapped by spying

New evidence suggests that the taped call that sank Oupa Magashula was the product of a crime surveillance operation targeting Bheki Cele.

M&G Newsroom: A Cabinet reshuffle, Medupi and a Sars resignation

This week on the M&G Newsroom, we’ll look at why Oupa Magashula had to resign, whether Eskom can keep the lights on, and what the new cabinet means.

ANC: We respect Magashula’s decision

The ANC has welcomed the resignation of SA Revenue Service commissioner Oupa Magashula following an investigation into allegations of misconduct.

Former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula. File Photo

Sars commissioner Magashula resigns after scandal

The commissioner of the South African Revenue Service Oupa Magashula has resigned with immediate effect, following a jobs-for-pals scandal.