I agree with Hilary Joffe (SARS doth protest too much over KPMG, September 20) that closing the doors on KPMG is not the answer. The hundreds of employees who have done nothing wrong do not deserve punishment. I also agree with Pravin Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas that KPMG’s limp and belated apology is not enough. So what to do? Do what we never seem to do in cases of corporate malfeasance — go after the individuals. Prosecute as an accessory to tax fraud the partner who signed off on Linkway claiming the Sun City wedding expenses as a business cost despite the misgivings of a junior and presumably more ethical auditor. Whatever criminal and civil proceedings can be initiated should be pursued against the partners who accepted R23m to essentially regurgitate what Tom Moyane wanted them to say about the alleged rogue unit. And lobby Saica hard to revoke their membership. So long as we fail to pierce the veil and target the individuals who commit private-sector shenanigans, we will never...
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