Zuma’s son Edward lays into Pravin Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas
‘These greedy people don’t give a damn about the livelihoods of the people of this country whatsoever,’ says the president’s son
President Jacob Zuma’s son‚ Edward‚ has launched a scathing attack on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan‚ accusing him of having "shares everywhere"‚ using his connections to make a profit and trying to sell South African Airways to a relative. Edward Zuma did not provide supporting evidence for his allegations. The Treasury is being contacted for comment. In a statement issued on Friday morning‚ Edward said: "I want to air my view on how brutal and greedy some of our leaders have become as they clearly don’t have the interests of the people [at heart]. "These leaders are in government‚ private sector‚ religious leaders‚ civil societies and many other structures of the country. These greedy people don’t give a damn about the livelihoods of the people of this country whatsoever; they are thieves who are sucking the wealth of this country using their relationships with these leaders who in return have business interests in almost everything that is profit making. "For example‚ Pravin Gor...
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