CALL FOR GUPTA INQUIRY
Jeremy Cronin chides Jacob Zuma at Kathrada memorial
The SACP deputy general says Zuma’s move against Gordhan amid speculation about state capture shows the ANC has lost its moral compass
South Africans should not allow the economy and the government to fall into the hands of gangsters, was the common theme at anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada’s memorial in Cape Town on Thursday. Kathrada, fondly remembered as Uncle Kathy, became one of the most vocal critics of President Jacob Zuma’s leadership in his last days and once begged the head of state to "submit to the will of the people". His memorial service in Cape Town, the second such event held in his honour, with the first having taken place in Johannesburg on Saturday, became a rallying point for anti-Zuma sentiment and a battle cry against state capture. South African Communist Party (SACP) deputy general secretary Jeremy Cronin and former finance minister Pravin Gordhan attended Thursday’s memorial in Cape Town. Cronin, whose party is in alliance with the ANC and has called on Zuma to step down, said the president’s decision to fire Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas against the backdrop of speculation about state ca...
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