POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Cyril Ramaphosa to give clarity on fate of suspended Sars boss
Tom Moyane has taken the matter to the Constitutional Court
President Cyril Ramaphosa is this week expected to provide more clarity on the future of suspended SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane. Moyane had until the close of business on Friday to make representations to Ramaphosa on the findings and recommendations of a scathing interim report by retired judge Robert Nugent, who is chairing the inquiry into the tax collecting agency. In the report, Nugent recommended that Ramaphosa fire Moyane immediately — regardless of the outcome of his ongoing disciplinary inquiry.. Moyane has approached the Constitutional Court to challenge Ramaphosa’s decision to appoint the Nugent commission, as well as his disciplinary hearing. The labour court in Johannesburg is this week expected to rule on Siyabonga Gama’s urgent bid to overturn his axing as Transnet CEO. He filed an urgent application last week. Ramaphosa is on a working visit to Germany to attend the G20 Africa Conference, scheduled for today and tomorrow. He will be accompanied b...
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