Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan "failed dismally" to respond to allegations of racism against him by ousted Transnet director Seth Radebe.On Monday, advocate Dali Mpofu said the racism claims against Gordhan were "so serious" they could cost him his job.Radebe has filed an urgent application to challenge his dismissal by Gordhan and to seek the removal of the new Transnet board‚ appointed by Gordhan.Mpofu argued that Radebe was unlawfully dismissed by Gordhan‚ whom he maintains also unlawfully removed the Transnet board earlier in September. Mpofu said Gordhan failed to answer to Radebe’s claims that Gordhan "bullied" him "in the corridors of parliament‚ and screamed and shouted at him".Radebe wants the high court in Pretoria to declare that Gordhan’s conduct in firing him amounted to "unfair discrimination" and was "unlawful‚ invalid and unconstitutional".Gordhan said he fired Radebe for failing to take action over evidence of multibillion-rand state-capture looting at t...
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