SARS spy unit ‘was a waste of money’
29 April 2015 - 11:18
Judge Frank Kroon’s advisory board to look into governance issues at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has vindicated new commissioner Tom Moyane‚ according to a media report. The board confirmed on Tuesday that the establishment of a "secret unit" in 2007 was unlawful and all monies spent on it was "wasteful and fruitless expenditure".The board also vindicated the controversial findings of a panel headed by Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane.However‚ the advisory board’s findings are not binding on upcoming disciplinary processes against senior SARS staffers Ivan Pillay and Peter Richer‚ who were suspended following Sikhakhane’s report...
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