Ramaphosa appoints Makhubu as new head of Sars

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday appointed Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu as the new commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) for a period of five years, effective May 1. Makhubu, currently Sars's deputy commissioner for taxpayer engagement and operations, will take over from Edward Kieswetter, whose tenure ends on April 30.