Pravin Gordhan ‘accused BBC of Treasury capture drive’
The finance minister alleges the Black Business Council is acting on behalf of a single family — believed to be the Guptas
The Black Business Council (BBC) has confirmed that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan accused the lobby group of trying to capture the Treasury. In a tense meeting at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), Gordhan also accused the council of representing the interests of a single family, believed to be the Guptas, without providing names. Gordhan was supposed to have an audience with the council and Business Unity SA (Busa) at Nedlac on Friday as part of post-budget engagements, an annual event. But the meeting turned sour when the council tore into Gordhan, accusing him of tabling a budget that fell short of President Jacob Zuma’s promise of radical economic transformation in his earlier state of the nation address. The council has agreed to meet the Treasury to discuss the way forward. Nedlac spokeswoman Kim Jurgensen refused on Monday to comment on "the drama" on Friday, but the Treasury delegation was left dumbfounded outside the Nedlac building when counci...
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