EFF FURORE
Shivambu unrepentant after Yunus Carrim's withering riposte
EFF deputy president and chief whip Floyd Shivambu, who created a storm on Tuesday when he objected to the presence of Treasury official Ismail Momoniat in Parliament’s finance committee on grounds of his race, was unrepentant on Thursday and turned his gun on committee chairman Yunus Carrim, implying a conspiracy between the two. In a letter he sent to Carrim on Wednesday, Shivambu demanded that Carrim urgently and “truthfully” respond to his questions as to whether he has any relationship with Momoniat beyond his position as committee chairman; whether he has travelled with Momoniat on any government visit to the World Bank or the IMF; and if so what his role was, who invited him, who paid for the visit and whether the visit was paid for by Momoniat or the Treasury. Carrim, who is known for his zany sense of humour, responded in a mock serious way to Shivambu’s “absurd letter” and “silly” questions. “The sub-text of your letter and what I hear from others you’ve said over radio is...
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