As November 2 approaches, the clamour in the ANC is reaching a crescendo. Whose side will you be seen to be on when Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan appears in court? The call for the ANC’s entire national executive committee (NEC) to step down, made by ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu, has ratcheted up the noise a good few decibels. It is unprecedented that an individual serving in ANC structures should speak out of his own accord. He was matched yesterday by ANC Youth League secretary-general Njabulo Nzuza’s attack on Cyril Ramaphosa, calling him an unprincipled man for standing by Gordhan. November 2 has become a rallying point. Just as the charges against Jacob Zuma became the stage for the Zuma tsunami, so now will the streets around the courts become the same for Zuma’s opponents. It has become important to say which side you are on, and a growing number of veterans, Cabinet ministers and socially influential people have been speaking up. With them at the court next week will be ...
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