On Wednesday, I will stand with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in the courtroom where he faces criminal charges brought against him by the National Prosecuting Authority. I will stand with the finance minister in the spirit of Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandela, Hector Pieterson and the millions of brave South Africans who have fought so hard to forge this wondrous country out of the cauldron of our tragic past. I will stand for democracy and leadership of service. I will stand for justice. But most of all, I will stand for a nation that recognises, supports and nurtures all its people. SA is at a crossroads and we have to choose the kind of future we want. Will it be one of state capture and mass corruption or will it be one of honesty, integrity and compassion? A titanic battle is raging in our country between forces of good and evil. On the one hand, there are those who seek to plunder the financial resources of our sovereign state for their own commercial benefit. They stop at nothin...
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