SA may be facing a few "hurdles" but the positives "far" outweigh them‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says. Gordhan was speaking at a media briefing at Montecasino in Fourways‚ Johannesburg‚ on Tuesday, where he was hosting a breakfast session ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting that will take place in Davos‚ Switzerland‚ in January. He issued a stern warning to journalists at the beginning of the briefing not to ask him about moves to unseat President Jacob Zuma at the ANC national executive committee (NEC) meeting that ended on Monday. "Let me remind you at the beginning‚ this is not an ANC press conference. It’s scheduled for 2pm," he said, and had short shrift for a journalist who tested his resolve on that score. Positive assessment "The positives going on for us in SA far overwhelm the negatives. This government has been a very responsible government for 15 years to 20 years," he said, pointing also to "strong institutions‚ robust legal frameworks‚ well-develope...
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