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Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha. (David Harrison/M&G)

Justice minister has ‘full confidence’ in Abrahams

In an interview with Bloomberg, justice minister Michael Masutha says he has ‘full confidence in Shaun Abrahams’.

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 Sars inquiry hearings were last held in June. (Gallo Images)

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

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.

Imported goods are subject to customs duties and a 15% VAT rate based on their value, which must be paid to Sars. (Oupa Nkosi)

Acting SARS commissioner announced

Mark Kingon has been appointed as the acting SARS commissioner, National Treasury has confirmed.

Sam Bhembe

Ex-SARS ‘rogue unit’ execs want summonses withdrawn

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

As the rain lashed down with a final fury before the skies cleared again

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.

Go figure: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s application to the courts is putting information in the open that the public would normally not be privy to.

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.

Fareed Khan, the executive responsible for compliance in enforcement, told the Nugent Commission on Thursday that units’ capacity had been stalled and decreased over the past four years. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

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.

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

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".

Case to answer: It was Sars boss Tom Moyane who laid the complaint against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Moyane is the villain of the piece

If anyone can be found guilty of malicious prosecution, it is the Sars boss, an expert says.

The NPA under Shaun Abrahams is essentially asking the appeal court to overrule its own decision

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 inquiry is investigating tax administration and governance problems at Sars between April 2014 and March 2018, when Tom Moyane was commissioner. He has been suspended. (David Harrison/M&G)

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.

(David Harrison/M&G)

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.

Visual evidence: A video screen grab of  Tom Moyane’s bodyguard

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.

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.

Feeling the heat: Shaun Abrahams appears desperate to find charges that will stick.

Secret Hawks doc: NPA boss Shaun Abrahams grabs at straws

His latest assault on Pravin Gordhan appears to be nothing more than a desperate bid to save face.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan before the medium-term budget policy speech at Parliament in Cape Town.

How the charges against Pravin Gordhan demonstrate a misuse of SA law

Closer examination of criminal charges brought against the finance minister suggest that they are weak in law and serve a political agenda.

Key figures: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan

​#SarsWars: NPA ignores pension fund rules

The finance minister is accused of fraud but followed legally acceptable procedures.