The NPA has rejected claims that there is any political interference in it's decision to charge Finance minister Pravin Gordhan. NPA head Shaun Abrahams today announced that Gordhan‚ former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay are being charged in connection with how they handled a decision to approve Pillay's early retirement. Gordhan has also been a person of interest in the investigation by elite crime fighting unit the HAWKS in connection with the establishment of the so-called SARS rogue unit. The investigations have lead to allegations that therer is a witch-hunt against Gordhan - who is seen as having questioned business deals between the state and the Gupta family.

The NPA has rejected claims that there is any political interference in it's decision to charge Finance minister Pravin Gordhan. NPA head Shaun Abrahams today announced that Gordhan‚ former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay are being charged in connection with how they handled a decision to approve Pillay's early retirement. Gordhan has also been a person of interest in the investigation by elite crime fighting unit the HAWKS in connection with the establishment of the so-called SARS rogue unit. The investigations have lead to allegations that therer is a witch-hunt against Gordhan - who is seen as having questioned business deals between the state and the Gupta family.

The NPA has rejected claims that there is any political interference in it's decision to charge Finance minister Pravin Gordhan. NPA head Shaun Abrahams today announced that Gordhan‚ former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay are being charged in connection with how they handled a decision to approve Pillay's early retirement. Gordhan has also been a person of interest in the investigation by elite crime fighting unit the HAWKS in connection with the establishment of the so-called SARS rogue unit. The investigations have lead to allegations that therer is a witch-hunt against Gordhan - who is seen as having questioned business deals between the state and the Gupta family.

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications has resolved to dissolve the SABC Board. Members of different parties were united in their condemnation of the board for its defence of the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as Group Executive for Corporate Affairs. The board was urgently summoned to appear before parliament to give proper answers on the implementation of the recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling against Motsoeneng.

Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib has defended management's decision to call in police, saying that according to a court iunterdict protesting students weren't allowed to disrupt lectures and engage in violent protests.

Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib has defended management's decision to call in police, saying that according to a court iunterdict protesting students weren't allowed to disrupt lectures and engage in violent protests.

Wits University students say they will not stop protesting until their grievances are heard. This follows the firing of rubber bullets by the police to disperse hundreds of protesting students outside the Great Hall at Wits University.

Wits University students say they will not stop protesting until their grievances are heard. This follows the firing of rubber bullets by the police to disperse hundreds of protesting students outside the Great Hall at Wits University.

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Two former employees of the South African Revenue Services (SARS) have teamed up in writing a book that allegedly exposes a "rogue unit" operating within SARS. The book , titled Rogue: The Inside Story of SARS's Elite Crime-busting Unit is the work of Johann van Loggerenberg‚ with Adrian Lackay.