Former SARS consultant sentenced to eight years behind bars for demanding R1,500 bribe

Former South African Revenue Services (SARS) employee, Rasivuma Isaac Madzhuta, 56, has been found guilty of demanding a bribe from a client and sentenced to eight years behind bars for corruption.Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the man was a service consultant at the SARS Polokwane offices.Ledwaba said the trial court heard that in August 2022, Madzhuta helped a female client with her tax returns, but demanded R1,500 in exchange promising to fast-track her refunds.“After the client received her refund, Madzhuta demanded payment.”Ledwaba said after the client…