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Jacob Zuma was silent on grounds for axing, says court
'There is not a soupcon of evidence concerning a record from the president,' says Judge Bashir Vally
President Jacob Zuma has not revealed what records exist on which he based his decision to axe former finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy and which of these he does not want disclosed to the public. This is why the High Court in Pretoria found that it had "no choice but to issue an order that calls for a record" of the decision. "There is not a soupcon of evidence concerning a record from the president. The president has elected to remain completely quiescent in this aspect," said Judge Bashir Vally. He was providing reasons for his decision last week to give Zuma five days to submit all documents containing the reasons for the removal of Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas. The DA had in its court application, which forms part of a broader review of Zuma’s cabinet reshuffle, raised the issue of the existence of a so-called intelligence report. The report was used by Zuma to explain his removal of Gordhan and Jonas to the ANC’s top six leaders and their South African Communist Part...
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