MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MEDIA RELEASE

5 DECEMBER 1997

SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD

The first meeting of the recently appointed South African Revenue Service (SARS) Advisory Board, was held on Thursday, 4 December 1997.

Convened by the Minister of Finance, the Board held a briefing session and received an overview of the present situation in SARS, as well as the goals and objectives set to ensure thorough-going transformation, maximising the new opportunities provided by administrative autonomy.

The Board is appointed in terms of the SARS Act which granted administrative autonomy to the Revenue Service. It forms an integral part of the steps taken by Government to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of revenue collection. The Board functions are, in terms of the Act, directed at monitoring, evaluating and assisting in the improvement of the administration of the revenue collecting system and to see that SARS operates effectively. The Board's mandate does not include tax policy matters.

The members of the Board are:

• Professor Anthony Asher:
  Professor and Director of Actuarial Studies:
  University of the Witwatersrand
• The Honourable Mr Justice MM Corbett:
  Former Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa
• Professor Dulipkumar Itcharam Garach:
  Consulting Partner: Garach and Garach
• Mr William Selwyn MacFarlane:
  Group Deputy Chairman of the South African Breweries
• Mr Eric Mafuna:
  Managing Director and Senior Consultant:
  Africa Now (Pty) Ltd
• Ms Dolly Doreen Mokgatle:
  Executive Director (Corporate Affairs): Eskom
• Mr Sizwe Errol Nxasana:
  Managing Partner: Nkonki Sizwe Ntsaluba
• Ms Truida Prekel:
  Management Consultant: Truida Prekel Consultants

The selection of chairperson and deputy chairperson will only be made after the Minister has had a further opportunity to consult with the Board.

Contact: Jennifer Wilson 012 315 5798 or Christo Henning 012 315 5464