Zuma appoints SARS Commissioner

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Thomas Swabihi Moyane has been appointed commissioner of the SA Revenue Service, the presidency said on Tuesday.

"President Jacob Zuma, has in terms of section 6 of the SA Revenue Services Act, 1997 appointed Mr Thomas (Tom) Swabihi Moyane as Commissioner of the Sars," spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement.

"Mr Moyane's appointment is effective from September 27, 2014."

Moyane replaces Ivan Pillay, who acted in the position after the resignation of former commissioner, Oupa Magashula.

Magashula resigned in July last year following an investigation into allegations that he offered a chartered accountant a job at Sars.

Magashula allegedly offered the accountant a job in a recorded telephone conversation facilitated by a Timothy Marimuthu, believed to have had influence over Magashula.

The investigation was initiated by former finance minister, Pravin Gordhan.

Maharaj said Moyane, a development economist, would bring more than 30 years' experience to the position, having worked as a senior executive in various government and private sector entities.

"Moyane has served as national commissioner at the department of correctional services, as chief executive officer for the Government Printing Works, as managing director for Engen Mozambique as well as regional co-ordinator for the regional spatial development initiatives and as chief director for industry and enterprise development at the department of trade and industry," he said.

His qualifications included a BSc Economics from the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique, and a diploma in small business consulting from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Moyane also holds certificates in strategic management, managing markets from Henley, micro-economics from London School of Economics and Mastering Finance from GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science).

"During his period in exile, he worked for government departments in Mozambique and Guinea Bissau," Maharaj said.

In September last year, Moyane had to retire after he had reached retirement age.

Moyane had reached the age of 60 and, according to the department's act, this is the maximum age to serve in this position or as a correctional officer, said correctional services department spokesman Teboho Mokoena said at the time.

Mokoena said the minister carefully considered his age and based the decision on what the law prescribed.

Moyane had served as the head of the prisons department since 2010.

Source : Sapa /dm/gm/ks/lp
Date : 23 Sep 2014 18:42
 
Moyane had served as the head of the prisons department since 2010

So this makes Moyane eminently qualified to head up SARS, which is possibly one of the very few Government institutions that has in the past been reasonably competent?
 
RE - His qualifications included............

Real or fake?

Zuma doesn't care as long as there is a loyal comrade looking after his personal piggy bank.
 
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