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17 September 2019 – SARS Commissioner determined to act on Nugent report
Cape Town, 17 September 2019 – South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance (SCOF) that SARS has made substantial progress in implementing the Nugent Commission (Commission) recommendations.
Commissioner Kieswetter informed the committee that consultancy firm Bain had paid back the R217-million to SARS. However, IT consultants Gartner had declined to do the same despite several engagements.
Owing to the way in which these companies conducted their business activities consideration should be given to placing them on a restricted suppliers list which if approved, means they would not be able to do business with the South African government.
Furthermore, where criminal conduct is suspected relating to matters of Bain and Gartner these have been referred to the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) for criminal investigation.
In a comprehensive presentation to the SCOF on progress made in implementing the recommendation of the Nugent Commission, Mr Kieswetter also highlighted the following:
- The Large Business Centre which was abolished has gone through an organisational redesign and is now functional and will be launched at its new premises in October;
- The Illicit Trade Capacity has been re-established in the Enforcement division. The primary focus of this unit will be on tax relating to Organised Crime, Customs and Excise evasion schemes in the following industries: Tobacco; Cash and Carry; Clothing and Textiles and Alcohol, among other industries.
- The Compliance Unit has been re-established to facilitate the development, implementation monitoring and reporting of the compliance policy and risk strategy;
- SARS will re-constitute its High Court Litigation Unit, which had been broken up into regional entities, hampering the pace at which the unit functioned and this will be activated in October 2019;
- The IT division has been stabilised by temporarily filling key positions with experienced IT professionals;
- Re-establish the Integrity Unit which performs an important function within SARS; and
- Resourcing of the required critically skilled resources for the IT division will begin later this year.
Regarding the resignation of senior employees, the recruitment policy has been revised to allow for the recruitment of staff that left the employment for various reasons. Employees who were shifted into meaningless roles have all been given meaningful work.
Mr Kieswetter said he was currently conducting performance reviews of EXCO members as required by the Nugent recommendations and as an incoming leader to perform an all-round assessment of leadership capabilities. Disciplinary proceedings affecting certain individuals are underway. While meetings of the existing EXCO have been put on hold, specific operational meetings on the implementation of SARS’ business are held with the broader executive team on an ongoing basis.
All benefits of EXCO members and appointments without ministerial approval have been submitted to the Minister for review and approval as per Section 18(3) of the SARS Act.
Mr Kieswetter said that from 1 October 2018, SARS no longer applied a monthly VAT refund target to limit the refunds paid in a particular month. Instead, when a VAT refund becomes payable, it is paid without considering the monthly refund target.
This change in approach has resulted in an additional R30-billion of refunds being paid out in the 2018/19 financial year.
With regard to legal costs incurred by the former commissioner, Mr Kieswetter said SARS is in the process of recovering the amounts involved including an unauthorized trip to Russia in November 2017 as well as addressing legal costs incurred in seeking advice on the Makwakwa matter. These costs amount to R2 143 167.42.
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Wheels24.co.za | Alonso and Coma find going tough at Lichtenburg 400 as Dakar debut looms
Fernando Alonso might have won two Formula championships, but the Spaniard found the going tough in his first race in Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Hilux at the Litchenburg 400 in the North West.
Their first rally-raid race is part of the Spaniard’s evaluation program for Toyota Gazoo as he looks to gain a seat for the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
Alonso and co-driver Marc Coma, who has won the Dakar Rally five times in the bike category, qualified third fastest in the FIA class on the Friday just 32 seconds off pole position.
Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa are the reigning Dakar champions, after Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel won the race in Peru earlier in 2019.
Image: Motorpress
Saturday’s race day proved challenging for the new pair as a soft rollover stumped their race after only 27km. According to the team the windscreen of the Hilux was broken and the pair lost time to remove the glass before continuing.
Alonso and Coma wore motocross goggles to keep the dust at bay and completed the 190km loop and posted competitive split times throughout the remainder of the loop.
After the Hilux was repaired at the DSP, race organisers allowed Alonso and Coma to start the second loop 15 minutes ahead of the field to gain quality mileage.
The second loop proved to be challenging as well, after a guinea fowl struck the windscreen five kilometres into the stage, resulted in a second broken windscreen for the crew.
They finished the 190-kilometre loop while taking turns to hold the broken windscreen in place between driving and navigating and finished 16th overall.
The race was won by former Dakar winner Giniel de Villiers and navigator Dennis Murphy while Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa teammates Henk and navigator Brett Cummings finished second, claiming the 2019 South African Cross Country Series title with one round remaining.
Image: Motorpress
Alonso and Coma’s next test is the Rally of Morocco between October 3-9. To prepare for the challenging sand dunes of the Moroccan desert, Alonso jetted off to Qatar to learn the ropes of dune driving with Nasser Al-Attiyah.
The Rally of Morocco will be a stern test for Alonso and Coma and features a cloverleaf layout with five competitive stages all starting and ending near the city of Fes.
Race distance is 2500km of which 1868 kilometres will be timed special stages, featuring a mixture of rough gravel tracks, sand dune crossings and tricky navigation.
Image: Motorpress
Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa team principal Glyn Hall gives his impression of Alonso and Coma’s first race in the Hilux:
“We certainly proved this weekend that Fernando has the speed and Marc has the ability to co-drive in the Hilux. Despite the ups and downs, this weekend was an invaluable experience for the crew. We are fast-tracking one of the best racing drivers the world has ever seen into a discipline he has never experienced before.”
“With just five months to prepare for one of the toughest races in motorsport, we have an incredible task ahead of us. In the Prologue, we saw that Fernando can keep up with the best drivers in South Africa, who are as good as they come in the world. Competing at this level in terms of speed, and with such a steep learning curve, we expected small setbacks along the way.”
“This is exactly the kind of experience they need to have so it doesn’t come as a surprise if it happens during the big race. The determination shown by Fernando and Marc today is nothing short of impressive. The crew got back in the car and completed the first loop without a windscreen in the dust, and again in the second loop while holding the window up for most of the stage.”
Image: Motorpress
Alonso said: ‘Every time we go in the car we learn something and we get more and more familiar with the Hilux. Unfortunately, today was a little bit of a nightmare for us.
“In the morning, we rolled over a little bit and broke the windscreen which affected our visibility so we had to remove it. We drove the rest of the loop with goggles on, in the dust behind all the cars. For the second loop the organisers allowed us to start in front, to have a clear view.”
The Spaniard said: “After a few kilometres, we hit a bird and the windscreen broke again. Then it was nearly 200km with one hand on the windscreen and the other on the steering wheel. It wasn’t the best day for us, but we were able to get more kilometres in the Hilux and it’s good to experience these things before we get to more important races.”
Image: Motorpress
Five-time Dakar Rally winner Coma gave his impression of the race: “Today was a pretty tough day for us after a really good day yesterday. We started the race smooth but rolled the car at one point but we managed to finish the loop.
“Then we started the second loop with a new windscreen to get more experience in the Hilux. After just a few kilometres, we hit a bird and it broke the windscreen.”
The Spaniard said: “The wind and dust started to come inside the car, making it very difficult to drive to the end. It really wasn’t easy to hold the windscreen in place while navigating at the same time.”
“With Fernando, we managed the situation together and got to the end of the race. Even with all the challenges we faced today, we still managed to get a lot of valuable kilometres under our belt and we know that all of this is part of the experience we are gaining.”
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News24.com | SSA to ‘regroup’ following ruling that tapping phones is illegal
The State Security Agency (SSA) on Monday said – while it respected the ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg on the Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information (RICA) Act – it was regrouping with its legal team to figure out a way forward, EWN reported.
Investigative journalism centre amaBhungane walked out of court victorious on Monday after successfully challenging parts of RICA.
The court declared mass surveillance and the interception of foreign signals by the National Communications Centre “unlawful and invalid”, News24 reported.
The legal battle against RICA started in April 2017 after amaBhungane received confirmation that its managing partner, Sam Sole, had been under surveillance under RICA.
At the time, Sole was investigating a National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) decision to drop corruption charges against former president Jacob Zuma.
The SSA’s Mahlodi Muofhe reportedly said the judgment did not close the door completely on government’s work on the act.
‘No rights are absolute’
Even in terms of the Constitution, no rights are absolute; rights are also restricted, Muofhe told EWN.
The investigative journalism unit’s first challenge targeted the constitutionality of several provisions of RICA, which permits the interception of communications of any person by authorised state officials, subject to prescribed conditions.
The second challenge related to “bulk interceptions” of telecommunication traffic by the State on the basis that no lawful authority exists to do so.
Judge Roland Sutherland said part of the dynamic of investigative journalism was for investigative journalists to obtain information from whistleblowers and others who inform on their bosses without wanting to be identified.
Therefore, a need to keep sources private and secretive is “axiomatic to the exercise”.
The editor of Stuff Magazine, Toby Shapshak, told EWN government needed to think through various scenarios in this act and make sure there were no other unconstitutional elements.
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“It’s kind of heavy thinking in policy and legislation that we’ve been very disappointed by, by the ANC and their committees,” he reportedly said.
Among the five orders granted, was an order that sections 16(7), 17(6),18(3)(a), 19(6), 20(6) and 22(7) of RICA were inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid to the extent it failed to prescribe procedures for notifying the subject of the interception.
“RICA, including sections 16 (7) thereof, is inconsistent with the Constitution and accordingly invalid to the extent that it fails to adequately provide for a system with appropriate safeguards to deal with the fact that the orders in question are granted ex parte (without notice) and the declaration of invalidity is suspended for two years to allow Parliament to cure defect,” Sutherland said.
He suspended the declaration of invalidity for two years to give Parliament time to amend the act.
Speaking outside the court, Sole said he was happy with the judgment because amaBhungane had approached the courts so that journalists, specifically investigative journalists, would be able to give people a form of guarantee or assurance that their identities will not be disclosed.
“That’s key to us being able to get people to talk to us. And if there is a general perception that the State can just call up Sam’s phone records and see exactly who he is talking to without any problem, [it] has a chilling effect on our ability to get information,” Sole said.
There was no costs order.
– Compiled by Riaan Grobler
