South African Revenue Service
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the government agency responsible for collecting national taxes and administering South Africa's customs and excise regime, providing taxpayer services such as tax filing through its service centres and online platforms.www.sars.gov.za
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Oct 29, 2026
Lumka MahanjanaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We need to put all our ducks in the row before the matter is trial ready.
Dani PainterHOST
The South African Revenue Service has searched the offices of Tswane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi.
Dani PainterHOST
The city of Tswane says the search was conducted yesterday after SARS requested access to his office.
Dani PainterHOST
Mnisi returned from suspension in July following allegations that he shared confidential tender information and had undeclared business interests, said his spokesperson, Sam Ngaworsi.
Sam NgaworsiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Executive Mayor has since engaged the City Manager to establish the circumstances surrounding this development and assess any potential implications for the municipality, particularly given that Mr Nisi's senior position and responsibilities within the City's financial administration.
Alan FuchsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Our finances are not in safe hands.
Dani PainterHOST
In other big news at this hour, the South African Revenue Service has searched the office of Tsuani Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi.
Dani PainterHOST
The city of Tsuani says the search was conducted yesterday after sales requested access to his office.
Dani PainterHOST
The acting city manager granted the request.
Samkelo GoboziSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We can confirm that Mr Mnisi subsequently left the premises, accompanied by individuals wearing SARS apparel.
Samkelo GoboziSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Any further questions regarding the nature of the operation, the execution of the warrants, or Mnisi's status should be directed at the South African Revenue Service.
speaker_1HOST
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is piling pressure on Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding.
speaker_1HOST
The allegations have been rejected by a major party.
Samgelom GoboziSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We can confirm that Mr. Mnisi subsequently left the premises, accompanied by individuals wearing SARS apparel.
Samgelom GoboziSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Any further questions regarding the nature of the operation, the execution of the warrants, or Mnisi's status should be directed at the South African Revenue Service.
speaker_0HOST
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is piling pressure on Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding.
speaker_0HOST
The allegations have been rejected by a major party.
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
Thanks so much for taking the time.
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
Let's perhaps start the conversation with how SARS categorizes influencers and content creators from a tax perspective.
Tshidi MolalaGUEST
Thank you so much, Jimmy.
Tshidi MolalaGUEST
Good afternoon to you and to your listeners.
Tshidi MolalaGUEST
So SARS has issued a guide for influencers and content creators.
Tshidi MolalaGUEST
So how we classify influencers and content creators, we classify them as entrepreneurs.
Tshidi MolalaGUEST
So people who are running a business.
Tshidi MolalaGUEST
And so there is a specific segment within SARS and we provided that guide so they understand the obligation.
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
Guy Leach yesterday.
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
We're also having a conversation with the... team at the south african revenue services on how it is that they are looking to treat content creators and influencers from a taxation perspective we are going to take a look at the latest guide or the updated guide that the south african revenue services has put up in that respect and as always where it relates to a wednesday we've got an executive lounge conversation to be had this week we speak to the executive head of integrated marketing and experience at netbank she joins me in studio to get to know her a little bit more better
speaker_0UNKNOWN
kids understanding the moves and making smarter investment calls
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
as always that's where we kick off the show with a sense of what's been happening on the markets front i'm joined on the line by otto 1890s david shapiro to take a look at markets and see what you make of them uncle david lovely having you on the show as always thanks so much for taking the time A rather quiet day locally if I'm looking at equity markets and comparing them to how other equities closed and moved throughout the day.
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The South
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
African Revenue Services has once again issued a warning to social media influencers and content creators on the declarations they need to file with the receiver of revenue.
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
We're going to take a closer look at this with the head of SMMEs at the South African Revenue Services.
Jimmy MoyahaHOST
Tzidi Mullah, she joins me on the line now to see what we make of this.
Warren IngramGUEST
Yeah, I think if you just want to use this to dodge tax, unfortunately, you're going to end up costing yourself a lot of money over time, both in extra taxes, in setup fees, annual fees, audit fees, all of those kinds of things.
Warren IngramGUEST
And just remember, SARS is not going to just ignore trusts.
Warren IngramGUEST
I think there's going to be a focus on them both in South Africa and globally for a very long period of time.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Warren Ingram, thanks so much.
Stephen GrootesHOST
He's been looking at it in a couple of moments.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Lots coming out of SARS recently about intelligent markers.
Stephen GrootesHOST
They're used to track individual cigarettes or cans of fizzy drink or bottles of alcohol.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Professor Keith Engel at the SA Institute of Taxation will look at that for us in about 10 minutes.
8 MINS LATER
Stephen GrootesHOST
Really appreciate the time.
Stephen GrootesHOST
So much to look at with SAE, hoping that they'll speak for themselves fairly soon and that they'll speak to us 18 minutes after 6.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Well, SARS has been talking over the last few days about introducing what are called intelligent markers.
Stephen GrootesHOST
It would allow them to track individual cigarettes and bottles of alcohol and all sorts of other things.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Well, SARS has been talking over the last few days about introducing what are called intelligent markers.
Stephen GrootesHOST
It would allow them to track individual cigarettes and bottles of alcohol and all sorts of other things.
Stephen GrootesHOST
News24 Business actually also reporting this week they could even extend that to fizzy drinks.
Keith EngelGUEST
So effectively it keeps the cigarettes out of the legal market.
Keith EngelGUEST
And it's basically a tracing method where the revenue service and all the parties involved know that it's easily trackable.
Stephen GrootesHOST
I mean, at the moment, SARS has had cameras in some tobacco factories.
Stephen GrootesHOST
They've had their own inspectors in those factories in the past.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Those measures clearly don't work.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Ramaphosa credits SARS recovery with boosting public finances, funding social wage.
speaker_0NARRATOR
President Cyril Ramaphosa has credited the post-state capture recovery of the South African Revenue Service, SARS, with driving improved tax collection rates, which in turn are funding critical social and developmental programmes across the country.
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Writing in his weekly newsletter to The Nation, Ramaphosa emphasised that the turnaround at SARS is injecting fresh momentum into public finances following the presentation of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, MTBPS, by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.
speaker_0NARRATOR
According to the president, the country's improving fiscal health gives concrete evidence that South Africa is moving in the right direction.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Ramaphosa detailed how the recovered revenue is being directly channeled into public infrastructure and social development, highlighting that around 60% of non-interest spending is dedicated to the social wage, supporting health, education and services for low-income households.
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