Tom Moyane’s high court application dismissed
Tom Moyane was unsuccessful in his attempt to have his axing as SA Revenue Service commissioner overturned
The high court in Pretoria has dismissed Tom Moyane’s application to have his axing as SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner overturned. The court also dismissed Moyane’s bid to block President Cyril Ramaphosa from appointing his successor, and to prevent retired judge Robert Nugent from submitting the final report of the Sars commission of inquiry. Moyane was dealt a massive blow in his nine-month battle with Ramaphosa over his controversial four-year tenure as Sars commissioner, which culminated in a R100bn hole in revenue collection. Handing down his “lengthy judgment”, judge Hans Fabricius said Moyane did not suffer irreparable harm and his request for an interdict was not urgent. The national interest in the case also far outweighed the “narrow financial interests” of Moyane. He further said the Nugent commission was legally established, it's interim report which recommended Moyane’s axing was legally issued to Ramaphosa and the president was acting rationally when he fired Mo...
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