This opinion piece aims to clear some of the things regarding Thabo Mbeki’s remarks on the South African Revenue Service and the Nugent and Zondo commissions’ findings on the matter of Sars versus former commissioner Tom Moyane and former president Jacob Zuma, because most of it is misleading to the public in general.
However, it must be noted that this article does not absolve any wrongdoings but sets the record straight about Sars’s performance under the stewardship of Moyane.
Former president Mbeki, at his annual Unisa lecture, has thrown shade on how Zuma, as the then-leader of the government, had been instrumental in trying to destroy Sars.
Mbeki also cited the Nugent and Zondo commissions to further collaborate his allegations against Zuma. He mentioned that Sars was an outperforming institution, with a remarkable reputation known worldwide. However, Zuma’s tenure had been marked state capture and destabilising Sars.
South African mainstream media and the Zondo Commission take citizens for fools. Moyane, who was appointed by Zuma, had done a remarkable job
