Daniel Silke is a political analyst. BUSINESS DAY TV: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is back on South African soil after President Jacob Zuma ordered him to return from an investor roadshow in the UK. There’s still no explanation from the Presidency as to why Gordhan had to cut his trip short but the move has spooked the market with many speculating that Gordhan won’t be finance minister for much longer. For more detail independent political analyst Daniel Silke joins us on the line. Daniel ... so are you surprised that no reason has been put forward for ordering the finance minister and his deputy home, or do you think the passing of Ahmed Kathrada perhaps threw a spanner in the works? DANIEL SILKE: Yes ... I certainly think this matter has been exceptionally poorly dealt with. We’ve had a very dubious way with dealings with business from government over the last two years or so, this one really is pretty grim. The nature of the recall, the very terse worded statement, request for...
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