Tax office moves to discipline Jonas Makwakwa
Sources say the South African Revenue Service boss sought to intervene in a tax matter on behalf of Durban billionaires Shauwn and S’bu Mpisane
South African Revenue Service (SARS) boss Jonas Makwakwa has undergone a "disciplinary process" in the past two weeks, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday. Makwakwa — second in charge at SARS — was suspended in September 2016 after R1.3m in suspicious and unusual amounts were identified to have entered his bank accounts and that of his girlfriend, SARS employee Kelly-Ann Elskie. Elskie was also suspended after the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) revealed she had been caught on camera depositing large amounts of cash into her personal account. There were also allegations that Makwakwa was directly responsible for organising Elskie’s appointment to a key position in SARS’s high court litigation unit tasked with dealing with the most high-profile and sensitive cases. Business Day understands the disciplinary process against Makwakwa was not linked to the allegations around the transactions but involved another transgression by the SARS boss linked to his interference ...
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