The ANC has been issued with a bill of R102-million from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) for failing to pay 346 staff members’ taxes at Luthuli House in Johannesburg. The R102-million includes tax, UIF and the skills development levy.
“In December, the Gauteng High Court issued a civil judgment instructing the sheriff to attach assets to the value of R102,546,580.76 in 10 days. The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to a request for whether it had done so or not.”
ANC Spokesperson, Pule Mabe has denied media reports and stated that “there are permissible payment arrangements in terms of the tax laws of the republic.” He further stated that the “story of the ANC being a tax invader is untrue”.
Staff members, with the help of Trade Union Nehawu, protested in the hopes that the ANC would pay the outstanding fees. To date, no payment was made. SARS has given the ANC 10 days to pay outstanding fees in tax debt or have its assets attached.
Meanwhile, in entertainment news, Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars. “I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong,” he said in a statement released on Instagram. Will further stated that his behaviour was “unacceptable and inexcuseable”.
The infamous slap happened after Rock made an uncanny joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. According to BBC, the Oscars film academy condemned Smith over the altercation and ordered a formal review.
“Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally” he said.
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