LISTEN: "Pursue charges against Zuma, not Gordhan": Economist
The Head of Economics and Management Sciences at Wits University says all South Africans need to see that President Jacob Zuma simply doesn't care about the country - but only himself.
Professor Jannie Rossouw has been reacting to the NPA's announcement today that Finance Minister PravinGordhan will be charged with fraud.
Gordhan has been issued with summons - along with his former SARS colleagues, Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashula.
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The charge relates to the approval of the early retirement of Pillay, who was Gordhan’s deputy at SARS.
Rossouw says the announcement - just before the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement tabling on 26 October - couldn't have come at a worse time.