SOUTH African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Tom Moyane was put on the spot in Parliament on Wednesday when he was cornered into conceding that he has not met Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza to discuss damning allegations against Jonas Makwakwa, the agency’s second-in-command.Moyane has been embroiled in the scandal over SARS’ so-called rogue unit, and he had approached the police to investigate the legality of the unit. He was part of a delegation from the state’s Anti-Corruption Task Team — encompassing SARS, the Hawks, the departments of justice and public service, as well as the National Prosecuting Authority — that appeared before the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) and revealed it had dealt with graft cases amounting to R10.5bn.When Scopa members asked Moyane whether or not he and Lt-Gen Ntlemeza had met to discuss allegations of suspicious deposits being made into Makwakwa’s bank account, Moyane said: "I have not met the general to present this matter. This pro...
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