The perceived rifts between the two have rattled markets in Africa's most industrialised economy President Jacob Zuma and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan during the meeting of the Presidential CEOs Initiative at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on September 16, 2016 — PICTURE: GCIS South African President Jacob Zuma and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan sat side-by-side on Friday in a show of scripted solidarity following weeks of speculation that the pair are locked in a bitter power struggle.Zuma and Gordhan have been at odds over spending at state-owned companies, plans for a multi-billion dollar nuclear power programme and allegations the president's wealthy friends influence political appointments, analysts say.Local media have reported that Gordhan could be arrested for his part in a surveillance unit at the tax agency he once led, as part of a police investigation that Zuma's opponents have described as a politically driven "witch-hunt".The perceived rifts between the two have r...
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