BRONWYN NORTJE: Pravin Gordhan’s survival as minister a symptom of our state of limbo
The desire for change is a powerful thing. It was a desire for change that saw more than 17-million Britons vote against the established order and to leave the EU, and 62-million Americans vote in favour of a Trump presidency — even when by every rational measure, these decisions were likely to be against their best interests. It is that same desire for change that has had me wondering whether it is not time for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to go. Before you rush to accuse me of being part of #PaidTwitter or a Gupta stooge, indulge me in my thought experiment. As things stand, Gordhan survives to see another day, but we need to be careful of thinking that so long as he remains at the helm of the finance ministry, everything will be okay. With every passing day, the country’s economic position is getting worse — and it has been like that for some time. Government expenditure has grown steadily since President Jacob Zuma came to power, yet economic growth and tax revenue have faile...
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