The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued a statement, noting the comments made by EFF President Julius Malema at a press conference on Wednesday.
“The statement purports that there was a meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and SARS Commissioner Mr. Edward Kieswetter where President Ramaphosa gave Commissioner Kieswetter an instruction to investigate the tax affairs of those that attended and sponsored the EFF Gala Dinner held on 27 July 2023.
“Today’s statement was preceded by the statement made by Mr. Malema on Saturday at the EFF rally that SARS is ‘harassing’ his family with a view to find anything unlawful against him for nefarious purpose,” the revenue collector said.
SARS denied that any such meeting between Ramaphosa and Commissioner Kieswetter took place.
According to SARS, Kieswetter has on many occasions made it clear that if there were ever any undue influence on his work, or if he were to be given unlawful instructions by any politician, he would immediately resign.
“SARS wishes to remind all law-abiding citizens of the vital role the revenue authority plays in the affairs of the country by collecting revenue to build a capable State in order to address major challenges of poverty, joblessness, inequality and promote the well-being of all South Africans.
“It therefore behoves all South Africans to restrain themselves from besmirching the image of this important institution that is critical for the sustenance and support of our democracy,” the statement read.
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