Riyaz Patel
Former President Jacob Zuma says he has “nothing to hide” and has given the South African Revenue Service (SARS) permission to hand over his tax records to the Public Protector.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is probing claims that Zuma received payments from KZN businessman Roy Moodley.
The former president tweeted Tuesday that he respected the Public Protector’s office and did not object to his tax information being handed over to her.
Last month, the Public Protector issued a subpoena in a bid to obtain the information after former Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane laid a complaint following damning claims contained in Jacques Pauw’s book The President’s Keepers.
The book claims Zuma received money from a security company, owned by Moodley, during his Presidency.
Pauw wrote that neither Zuma, nor Moodley, declared these payments to SARS.
SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter approached the High Court in Pretoria in an attempt to stop the subpoena from the Public Protector.
Mkhwebane has confirmed she will oppose the application.
