EDITORIAL: SA lives dangerously as reckless Zuma orders Pravin home
By ‘recalling’ Pravin Gordhan amid allegations of ‘gross insubordination’ the Zuma-Gupta axis conjures a dangerous crisis and an imaginary enemy
The recklessness of President Jacob Zuma is astounding. It’s difficult to think of a more damaging way to signal to investors that the country is in political trouble than to derail an investor road show midstream, except of course by firing the minister outright. It looks like that is what comes next. All day, ANN7 and the pro-Zuma, pro-Gupta paid Twitter battalion have been pumping out the propaganda. On Monday alone, not only was Gordhan "recalled" from the UK (a term used by the ANC to demonstrate a complete loss of confidence), but he has also been blamed by Bathabile Dlamini for the grants crisis; by Nomvula Mokonyane for problems with water; for undermining SARS by leaking information about Tom Moyane and, for blocking Denel’s dubious joint venture with a Gupta-associated company. By "recalling" Gordhan amid allegations of "gross insubordination" (not officially but through social media channels) in such a high-profile and highly televised manner, the Zuma-Gupta axis are doin...
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