GARETH VAN ONSELEN: Zuma versus Gordhan: A quotes timeline
They are effectively a celebrity couple, where public pretence and private subterfuge meet in a long list of conflicting sentiments
As speculation intensifies as to the fate of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan after he was called home by President Jacob Zuma and ordered to cancel an international investment road show, it’s worth examining the relationship of two of SA’s most influential men in office. They are effectively a celebrity couple, where public pretence and private subterfuge meet in a long list of conflicting sentiments. Here is what Zuma and Gordhan have had to say about each other in public since Gordhan’s appointment in December 2015. December 13 2015: Zuma appoints Gordhan as finance minister to replace Des van Rooyen, who two days earlier had replaced the respected Nhlanhla Nene. "I have received many representations to reconsider my decision [to appoint Van Rooyen]. As a democratic government, we emphasise the importance of listening to the people and to respond to their views," the president says in a statement.February 23 2016: Gordhan concludes his budget vote speech by quoting the late presid...
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