Tom Moyane’s legal representative Dali Mpofu has hit out hard at Cyril Ramaphosa‚ saying that the president was not being fair to the suspended South African Revenue Service (SARS) boss. Mpofu has also called for Moyane to be given a chance to have oral evidence presented during his disciplinary hearings — and questioned why there were two inquiries into Moyane’s case at the same time. Mpofu is representing Moyane at his disciplinary hearing‚ which started in Johannesburg on Saturday. He said that Moyane was not a first public office bearer to be suspended‚ but questioned why his case was being treated differently and why he was being treated unfairly. "We can mention a number of these people like [former SAPS head Riah] Phiyega‚ [former NPA boss Mxolisi] Nxasana and others ... they were given a fair chance‚ but why not Moyane? "The president [Ramaphosa] can’t do as he likes; there’s a rule of law and that must be respected. We are here today because the president has lost confidenc...
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