After threats of a summons, MPs will finally see reports on payments to Jonas Makwakwa
SARS commissioner Tom Moyane agreed to make the two reports available to MPs by Friday morning, after MPs tried for several months to get them
MPs will get more clarity on Friday about the alleged suspicious payments made to South African Revenue Service (SARS) chief officer for business and individual tax Jonas Makwakwa and his partner, as well as why he was cleared of wrongdoing. MPs had been pushing to get two reports on the issues for several months amid accusations that the tax authority was protecting Makwakwa. One report, about the payments, was by law firm Hogan Lovells, while the other cleared Makwakwa of wrongdoing following a disciplinary hearing. In a letter to SARS commissioner Tom Moyane that was read out to members of the standing committee on finance, Makwakwa agreed that details and information on his personal tax affairs relating to the allegations be divulged to Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, committee chairman Yunus Carrim and committee members. MPs also received an account on Tuesday of the reasons KMPG had withdrawn certain crucial aspects of its controversial report on the so-called SARS “rogue unit...
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