Bernadette Wicks
They have been at odds over the issue since Mkhwebane moved to subpoena former president Jacob Zuma’s tax records.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Jacques Nelles
D-day has arrived for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the South African Revenue Service (Sars). The question of whether Mkhwebane has the power to subpoena taxpayer information from Sars will be decided once and for all by the Constitutional Court today. They have been at odds over the issue since Mkhwebane moved to subpoena former president Jacob Zuma’s tax records. This was part of an investigation into allegations that during the early days of his presidency, Zuma was on the payroll of Royal Security, a KwaZulu-Natal-based company owned by controversial businessman Roy Moodley. ALSO READ: Protect the public from the...