Greed is the main illness affecting SA‚ according to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Speaking at an event to commemorate the life of Ahmed Kathrada on Wednesday in Johannesburg‚ Gordhan said the struggle veteran lived up to the principles of democracy‚ non-racialism and non-sexism, and worked in the interest of the majority. The minister said following dramatic revelations about state capture‚ SA was in a recovery phase and starting to witness a new wave of optimism. "But I don’t think it’s a foolish optimism. It’s an optimism marked with the realistic sense of the challenges that lie in front of us‚" he said. "So‚ is it tomorrow that there will be a R20m party? That’s public funds that are going to be used to celebrate the departure of the ANC secretary-general from the Free State‚" he said‚ referring to a planned farewell party for outgoing Free State premier Ace Magashule. Deputy President David Mabuza has also lambasted the Free State government for throwing the fare...
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