Treasury director-general, Lungisa Fuzile, has asked to leave his post at the end of this month, a year before his contract runs out, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Fuzile, 51, informed former finance minister Pravin Gordhan of his plans to leave a day before Gordhan was fired on March 31, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because no announcement has yet been made. He has been in the post for six years. Last year, the Cabinet extended his original five-year term for 24 months. “It’s not my focus right now,” Fuzile said on Tuesday after a briefing in Pretoria. “My objective is that the hand-over to the new minister is as smooth as possible and I’ll do everything to make sure that happens.” Fuzile’s plans could spark concerns of an exodus of technocrats in one of SA’s best-run government departments in the wake of a Cabinet reshuffle in which Gordhan and his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, were axed. This led to S&P Global Ratings cutting the nati...
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