
Tax refund fraud triggers urgent reforms
The Tax Ombud has released a draft report recommending interventions to help curb the hijacking of SARS e-filing profiles. Fraudsters are exploiting system weaknesses to change taxpayer banking details and re-route refunds, often undetected. The ombud is calling for stricter refund verification, automated alerts and extra checks in changes to sensitive profile information. Keitumetse Sesana discusses the matter with eNCA.
4 minute video

True cost of corruption
Shocking corruption at Tembisa Hospital has sparked fresh questions about who benefits from government tenders and at what cost. While politically connected elites cash in, small sub-contractors are left unpaid even decades later. Keitumetse discusses the true cost of corruption on Newzroom Afrika.
4 minute video

Tax for influencers
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has clarified how social media influencers will be taxed, warning that all forms of income – whether paid in cash, products, services or travel – must be declared. South African Institute of Taxation’s Keitumetse Sesana has more.
16 minute video