Johnathan Paoli
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has categorically denied claims made by EFF President Julius Malema concerning a ‘secret meeting’ between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, in which the President allegedly gave an instruction to persecute the party’s donors.
This follows a wide-ranging media briefing the EFF held concluding its recent 10th birthday celebrations, in which the Commander-in-Chief made certain allegations concerning the financial persecution of both funders and supporters of the EFF by ANC leaders.
According to Malema’s accusations, instructions were given to conduct an investigation into the guests who attended the EFF’s extravagant gala dinner held on the 27 July, in order to determine the nature of the guests’ business interests as well as their tax status in terms of any outstanding amounts.
An unknown individual, named Gerhard Pretorius allegedly had been appointed to spearhead this project for a swift conclusion before the
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