SARS’s statement on Makwakwa allegations falls short
Criminal investigation into second-in-command Makwakwa was left to the Hawks, says revenue service
The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS’s) efforts to exonerate itself over its handling of allegations against its second-in-command, Jonas Makwakwa, has opened it to further scrutiny regarding suspicious and unusual transactions in his account identified by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC). In a statement on Monday SARS said the investigation its commissioner, Tom Moyane, commissioned in 2016 looked into whether any misconduct was committed by Makwakwa and his partner, Kelly-Anne Elskie, also a SARS employee. The FIC report detailed that R1.2m had been transferred into the bank accounts of the pair from 2010 to 2016. It said Makwakwa and Elskie "may have been involved in or facilitated corrupt activities". The report indicated that credits in Makwakwa’s accounts increased 152% yearly from 2010 and it identified 75 unusual and suspicious cash deposits from March 2010 to January 2016. SARS said it had investigated only whether there had been misconduct and had left the crim...
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