Bruce's List
It ain’t over yet for Pravin, not by a long shot
Gordhan can’t relax, he remains a target
Bruce’s List: A guide to informed reads. This isn’t over by a long shot. National Prosecuting Authority head Shaun Abrahams may have made a fool of himself first charging finance minister Pravin Gordhan with fraud and then, yesterday, having to withdraw the charges, but he will not be asked to resign and he won’t go voluntarily. Meanwhile the Hawks, President Jacob Zuma’s private police force, will redouble their efforts to secure charges against Gordhan on the issue of the SA Revenue Service’s so-called “Rogue Unit”, which Abrahams just a few weeks ago went on at length about at a press conference only to end with the news that the investigation wasn’t complete and that they would charge him with the (now failed) fraud instead. The fact is that the Zupta conspiracy just has to get rid of Gordhan. National treasury is too important to the state capture project. Its signature is vital to just too many. We know from leaks from former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s parting report o...
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