DISCIPLINARY HEARING
Progress made in tax boss inquiry, says SARS
The process of dealing with the alleged irregularities committed by Jonas Makwakwa, who is chief officer for business and individual tax at SARS, has taken an extraordinarily long time — almost a year
The disciplinary process against suspended South African Revenue Service (SARS ) executive Jonas Makwakwa is at an "advanced stage", says SARS spokesman Sandile Memela. Makwakwa was suspended for making "suspicious and unusual" transactions totalling R1.2m. These were in the form of unexplained cash deposits and bank transfers to his account between 2010 and 2016. Deposits of R450,200 were also made in December 2015 into the bank account of Makwakwa’s girlfriend, Kelly-Ann Elskie, a SARS employee who was also suspended. The process of dealing with the alleged irregularities committed by Makwakwa, who is chief officer for business and individual tax at SARS, has taken an extraordinarily long time — almost a year — during which he has been on full salary while under suspension. Contributing to the long suspension was the lengthy investigation by legal firm Hogan Lovells into the alleged irregularities. This was finished earlier in 2017. Memela said the disciplinary hearing was under w...
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