SARS closes several branches as workers down tools

[Lew Skannen]

The South African Revenue Service announced on Thursday morning that it had closed 11 of its branches as a result of strike action.

In a tweet from its official account, it said the branches were:

* Port Elizabeth
* Randburg
* Randfontein
* Richards Bay
* Rissik Street
* Roodepoort
* Sibasa
* Soweto Orlando East
* Uitenhage
* Vereeniging
* Witbank-Emalahleni

It also said earlier that its contact centre might take longer to answer calls.

Additionally SARS has said that any outstanding debt queries and deferred arrangements requests be sent to the following email addresses in lieu of the strike.

https://www.fin24.com/Companies/sars-closes-several-branches-as-workers-down-tools-20190328

 

[Lew Skannen]

Please God, let this be a permanent closure and total collapse of the tax system in South Africa. Our taxes are squandered on s**t in any event. Amen.

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

https://www.fin24.com/Companies/sars-closes-several-branches-as-workers-down-tools-20190328

Wtf???

 

[ForceFate]

Please God, let this be a permanent closure and total collapse of the tax system in South Africa. Our taxes are squandered on s**t in any event. Amen.

Why not just move?

 

[KingBel]

This is the full list of closed branches: (The tweet had to be split to fit characters)

Thursday 28 March: STRIKE UPDATE The following SARS branches are closed today due to the strike action:
Alberton
Bellville
Benoni
Bethlehem
Bloemfontein
Boksburg
Cape Town
Doringkloof
Durban
Edenvale
Giyani
Kimberley
Mitchells Plain
Mthatha
Pinetown
Polokwane
Port Elizabeth
Randburg
Randfontein
Richards Bay
Rissik Street
Roodepoort
Sibasa
Soweto Orlando East
Uitenhage
Vereeniging
Witbank-Emalahleni

 

[Lupus]

Why not just move?

No one else wants him.

 

[Former member 61586]

Its like Home affairs shutting down. Nobody will notice.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Please God, let this be a permanent closure and total collapse of the tax system in South Africa. Our taxes are squandered on s**t in any event. Amen.

Dude, just pack up and go to Panama already...

 

[Rouxenator]

Why not just move?

It's nice here, we just need to get rid of all the rubbish.

 

[ForceFate]

It's nice here, we just need to get rid of all the rubbish.

But Lew wants it to collapse

 

[Beyond.Celsus]

What tools are they downing?
A coffee cup isn't a tool

 

[Rouxenator]

But Lew wants it to collapse

Well, if it collapse that is one way of ridding us from some rubbish

 

[Lew Skannen]

But Lew wants it to collapse

Yes, because it is going to be a much nicer place if we can live here without a government stealing our tax money and handing it out to cadres.

 

[longboy]

What tools are they putting down? Hopefully Malema...

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

Wtf???

Yeah. WTF does

Additionally SARS has said that any outstanding debt queries and deferred arrangements requests be sent to the following email addresses in lieu of the strike

even mean?

 

[KingBel]

Yeah. WTF does even mean?

If you have queries around your SARS debt and/or would like to make payment arrangements, special contacts have been provided during the strike for this purpose.

 

[Rouxenator]

Now if only they will realise how worthless they are end off themselves - what a wonderful world.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Its like Home affairs shutting down. Nobody will notice.

Why do you say that - any personal experience? IMO, SARS is probably the most efficient government institution - no doubt it is because they need to collect money - I have always had good experience with SARS call centre and once in Randburg branch.

 

[Bigjay84]

Sitting in the queue at SARS this week was good training for the zombie apocalypse

 

[BBSA]

But Lew wants it to collapse

Some people a prepared for the collapse.