DA's inspection shows bribe-taking at CIPC and SARS
21 August 2014
On Friday 15 August, the Democratic Alliance conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) head office and customer walk-in centre in Sunnypark in Pretoria. We wanted to see for ourselves how prevalent the problem of so-called 'runners' is, following many reports from businesspeople who have written to us.
The ‘runners' often extract significant sums of money from members of the public by offering to circumvent the Commission's normal registration procedures.
After the visit, we can report that the problem is far more serious than first thought.
The situation requires investigation and intervention by the Department of Trade and Industry, the management of the CIPC, and the management of SARS. These agencies should co-operate in a joint operation to find, charge and dismiss corrupt officials.