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latest news & developmentsJustice minister has ‘full confidence’ in Abrahams
In an interview with Bloomberg, justice minister Michael Masutha says he has ‘full confidence in Shaun Abrahams’.
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
SARS woes bode ill for good governance
As graft scandals engulfed the public service, SARS had over the last decade emerged as the last bulwark against corruption. But things have changed
‘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.
Acting SARS commissioner announced
Mark Kingon has been appointed as the acting SARS commissioner, National Treasury has confirmed.
Ex-SARS ‘rogue unit’ execs want summonses withdrawn
The three have requested that the NPA withdraw the summonses against them
Is South Africa seeing a return to the rule of law? More evidence is needed
Steps are being taken to lay charges and seize assets of people and companies allegedly involved in corruption in South Africa.
Gordhan weighs in on KPMG in scathing no-holds barred statement
The report was at the heart of battles fought within SARS that saw a number of senior technocrats forced out of the agency.
Sars suspends customs investigator described as ‘one of the last jedis’
Kumaran Moodley was the last team member of Project Honey Badger, a unit at the tax agency which investigated customs and border offences.
Former Sars spokesperson says Tom Moyane accused him of conspiracy
The South African Revenue Service commissioner did not give Adrian Lackay information so that he could answer media queries about a "rogue unit".
Moyane is the villain of the piece
If anyone can be found guilty of malicious prosecution, it is the Sars boss, an expert says.
Shaun Abrahams drops charges against Gordhan, Pillay and Magashula
The NPA head announced that he has decided to overrule the decision to prosecute the finance minister.
The case against the NPA’s shoddy work
The Helen Suzman Foundation states that the timing of this subpoena suggests a “desperate, 11th-hour” bid to prop up the prosecution of Gordhan.
Moyane’s own goal rebounds on NPA
What’s been revealed is the very shaky ground on which the case against Pravin Gordhan is based.
Violent showdown in Sars office exposes plot against Gordhan
Symington can be heard expressing his surprise by the change in the Hawks’s tone after their return from the building where Moyane’s office is.