The ANC in Parliament has stopped short of fully backing Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his battle with the Hawks. ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu said on Thursday that the ANC caucus supported Gordhan, just like it did other ministers in the cabinet. On Thursday, the SACP became the ANC’s[…]
The Hawks, the police’s special investigative unit, have accused the SA Communist Party of “peddling information” to undermine its controversial boss. Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, was reacting to an SACP statement on Wednesday in support of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The statement accused Hawks boss Lieutenant-General Berning Ntlemeza of[…]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has rejected a new deadline given to him by the Hawks to answer 27 questions related to the establishment of the alleged “rogue spy unit” at the SA Revenue Services when he was still commissioner. The deadline is 4pm on Monday. Gordhan has also lashed out[…]
A poisoning incident caused by poachers has left scores of animals dead, including an elephant and two lions, in the Kruger National Park. The incident was outlined by SANParks on Wednesday. “Kruger National Park (KNP) discovered an elephant carcass, 110 dead white back vultures, two male lions and two black[…]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan‚ through his legal team‚ on Wednesday sent a letter demanding answers from the Hawks over its investigation into the so-called rogue unit at the SA Revenue Service when he was national commissioner. The unit is alleged to have spied on people. Gordhan misses Hawks’ 27 questions[…]
ANC pressure has forced President Jacob Zuma to act decisively to end a damaging power struggle between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his tax chief that has battered the rand, increasing the likelihood of a downgrading of the country’s credit rating. Yesterday Zuma, accused of using SA Revenue Service commissioner[…]
Standard Bank Research said the “rand sacrificed most of the gains it had made since the end of January”, which analysts on Monday said was due to a boiling point in politics involving President Jacob Zuma and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Zuma said on Friday that he will not interfere[…]
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