Refusals

Following my urban ministry, various things went wrong with the parting. An obvious thing to do, I decided, was to take a look at the original documents governing the parting. Here's what happened:

• I asked Neilsons Attorneys for a copy of an original memorandum, written up in their boardroom, which was the negotiation of my parting. They refused.
• I asked the Receiver of Revenue (SARS) to permit me to see my own files. They refused. SARS referred me to the Church.
• I asked the Church's tax adviser Tax Monitor to permit me see my files: "Such information should be available as a matter of course." They refused.
• I obtained legal opinion. Advice was (among other things): "Try SARS again. They have to show you." I tried SARS again. It was a complete dead end.
• I approached Valentine Associates, who were tasked with implementing important aspects of the memorandum: "Who authorised the payout? What was authorised?" They refused.

When I speak of refusal here, the underline means that this was no casual refusal, but the refusal of a formal request for information in terms of an Act of Parliament (PAIA Act 2 of 2000). OBSERVATION: Now tell me that all is well.

NOTE: The first refusal was in terms of Section 25. The remainder were in terms of Section 27.