Gordhan backs Ramaphosa bid
Former minister accuses Zuma of being captured, says he hopes SA will not end up at IMF with begging bowl
Pravin Gordhan on Thursday said President Jacob Zuma and the ANC were captured, and called for Zuma’s removal. Gordhan, who was axed as finance minister in March and is now an ANC backbencher, also expressed support for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to take over when the party elects new leadership in December. "The Ramaphosa team must take over in December‚ and in January, they must tell Mr Zuma to go and live in Nkandla," said Gordhan, while speaking at an event in Cape Town. Later, he also said he hoped that SA would not have to take a begging bowl to the IMF. Speaking at a barricaded ASI Financial Services event on inclusive growth in Alexandra township later on Thursday, Gordhan said a captured state could not play a role in creating inclusive growth. Gordhan projected that the medium-term budget policy statement — scheduled for October 25 — may be a repeat of the difficult statement he had delivered after the 2008-09 financial crisis. "Post 2008-09, the financial crisis cau...
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