Busisiwe Mkhwebane loses yet another court case
Court grants application for order stating that the public protector's subpoena powers do not extend to taxpayer information
23 March 2020 - 17:19
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has suffered yet another devastating court defeat — this time against the SA Revenue Service — and been ordered, yet again, to personally pay 15% of the legal costs linked to the case.
Pretoria high court judge Peter Mabuse e-mailed out his 53-page ruling on Monday afternoon, granting Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter’s application for an order stating that Mkhwebane’s subpoena powers did not extend to taxpayer information...
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