Gordhan throws down gauntlet to Zuma with public call to step down
Step aside, the fired finance minister tells the president, so that we can fulfil Mandela’s aspirations for SA
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday publicly called on President Jacob Zuma to step down. "I’ve said it in ANC fora. I think the president should move aside and let somebody take over this country and reset the course‚ so that we can fulfil the kind of aspirations that Mandela and his generation had for SA‚" Gordhan said during a panel discussion broadcast on news channel eNCA. The panel was part of a dialogue titled The Negotiated Settlement‚ hosted by 702 radio presenter Eusebius McKaiser. Roelf Meyer‚ a key member of the pre-1994 negotiations‚ was also present‚ along with journalist Ranjeni Munusamy‚ and ANC member Febe Potgieter-Gqubule.
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