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By Baldwin Ndaba 
10h ago
Johannesburg – Gloves come off when former SA Revenue Service (Sars) chief Tom Moyane finally confronts Public Enterprise Minister Pravin Gordhan at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into the state capture on Monday.
This long-standing dispute between the two parties is said to be due to the “dishonest unity” of Sars and the early retirement and re-employment of a former Sars executive, Ivan Pillay.
Moyane’s legal counsel will question Gordhan about testimony he presented in March of last year to Supreme Court Vice President Raymond Zondo.
After Moyane’s attempt to question Gordhan and Gordhan’s resistance, Judge Zondo finally granted Moyane permission to question Gordhan.
The deadlock between the two dates back to when Moyane decided to press charges against Gordhan in connection with the controversial early retirement payment made to former Sars Deputy Commissioner Pillay in 2015.
Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that Pillay’s re-employment by the tax service was irregular.
In August, Gordhan did not appear for questioning at the commission, and his legal representative told Judge Zondo that this was due to a cabinet meeting that the minister had to attend.
In another hearing, Athol Williams of Bain Consulting Agency is expected to testify and react to allegations that the internationally renowned IT company, with offices in South Africa, allegedly benefited from an irregular bidding of 200 million rand to devise a strategy. restructuring in the revenue service. .
Strong evidence against Bain was heard at the Nugent Commission in 2018 and the Zondo Commission last year, including evidence that Bain’s recovery strategy allegedly led to an increase in illicit money flow and a surge in cigarette unions. , as well as organized crime.
Both commissions heard that Bain had recommended the dissolution of important units responsible for fighting organized crime, and some of the experienced investigators were transferred to units that did not fit the requirements of their initial job.
Political Bureau
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