Business leaders draw ‘line in sand’ over charges against Pravin Gordhan
As open conflict broke out in the ANC at the weekend over the prosecution of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, prominent business leaders took the unusual step of mobilising to support the minister and to warn of dangerous signs of slippage in SA’s economic institutions. The CEO Initiative, which includes the CEOs of 80 leading SA companies, pledged support for the embattled Gordhan in adverts published in Sunday newspapers, and is part of a strong contingent of business organisations planning to be at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on November 2 when Gordhan appears in court. In a separate move, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation filed an urgent application on Sunday to have the charges against Gordhan set aside because they lack foundation, following the failure of National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams to provide them with more information about the charges, or to withdraw them voluntarily. The charges against Gordhan relate to the early retirement...
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