Kate O’Regan likely to be replaced after objection by Moyane’s lawyer

Former Constitutional Court justice Kate O’Regan will probably be removed as chairwoman of the disciplinary inquiry into suspended South African Revenue Service (SARS) boss Tom Moyane, a move that could further delay the stabilising and renewing of the state institution. Moyane’s attorney, Eric Mabuza, turned his attention to O’Regan’s suitability for overseeing Moyane’s disciplinary inquiry after she informed him she was a board member of antigraft nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch. The organisation has been agitating for Moyane to face criminal charges over his handling of a disciplinary case of his de facto second-in-command, Jonas Makwakwa. Mabuza raised the objection to O’Regan after President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected attempts last week to have the state pay Moyane’s legal costs and the rules of engagement in the inquiry altered. The back-and-forth between Moyane’s legal team and Ramaphosa has delayed the resumption of the inquiry. Public confidence in SARS waned on Moyan...

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