South African Communist Party (SACP) national spokesperson Alex Mashilo has praised the late Pravin Gordhan for his work while he was at the helm of the South African Revenue Services (SARS).
Mashilo was speaking at the memorial service held for the former Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises at the Johannesburg City Hall this evening.
Gordhan was appointed as SARS Commissioner in 1999 until 2009.
Mashilo says Gordhan handled his role as the SARS Commissioner very well.
When you are there, you are dealing with big thugs. You are dealing with big criminals. He never disappointed. He handled the task very very well. These cigarette smugglers who were smuggling cigarettes, he dealt with them head on. Until they sponsored certain political parties which rose against the ANC.
