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[LISTEN] SARS IT Chief gets her own song in true South African fashion

Soundcloud user Daaf Vapor remixed Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane's now famous interview into a techno song.

POLOKWANE -If someone has asked you to provide protection from yourself lately, the only reason why that sentence would make sense to you is because you’ve probably seen SARS’ Chief Officer for Digital Information Services and Technology officer, Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane’s interview on SABC.

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The interview, which took South Africa by storm recently, has been the talk of the town and the subject of hundreds of memes. If you haven’t seen the interview, Makhekhe-Mokhuane was interviewed live on SABC regarding the state of SARS’ failing eFiling system and the highlight of the interview came when she asked the anchor to provide “protection from yourself”.

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In true South African fashion, Daaf Vapor, a South African guitarist, singer and songwriter, uploaded a song to his Soundcloud page which is a remix of Makhekhe-Mokhuane’s interview, titled ‘Can You Give Me Protection From Yourself?’.

Since her interview, Makhekhe-Mokhuane has apologised for her behaviour, saying there was no excuse or justification for it.

Daaf Vapor also has a remix of Floyd Shivambu in parliament with the chorus “Pay Back the Money”.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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