Jacob Zuma was aware of the National Prosecuting Authority plans to formally charge Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.This emerged as Hawks and NPA heads Berning Ntlemeza and Shaun Abrahams faced tough questions in parliament yesterday over the decision to charge Gordhan and two former SA Revenue Service executives for fraud.Gordhan will appear in court on November 2 — with Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashula — on fraud charges in connection with R1.1-million paid to Pillay in 2010 as part of an early retirement package.Gordhan has questioned the timing of the charges and the process used by the NPA, saying through his lawyers that he had expected Abrahams to “interact” with him and afford him the opportunity to make written submissions before making a decision.“It is surprising that we received a letter dated 4 October 2016 but [it was] only sent to our office this morning [Tuesday the 11th] advising that Minister Gordhan is an accused person,” his lawyers said. Political analysts have s...
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