Since the Hawks started pursuing Gordhan in February, speculation has been rife about possible replacements. It reached fever pitch this week when two counts of fraud were levelled at Gordhan. It is widely believed that the charges have been cooked up to dislodge Gordhan from the National Treasury. Gordhan, however, is defiant, saying in a statement that he would continue with his job until the president informed him otherwise. The frontrunner for the position of finance minister is Buthelezi, a member of parliament's portfolio committee on finance since early this year. In an interview this week, Buthelezi denied that he had designs on the post or that it had been offered to him. "I have only read about this in the media, but I personally have never been approached by anyone with such an offer. It is just unfounded rumour," Buthelezi said. "I am a backbencher in parliament and just sit in the portfolio committee." But when Buthelezi was brought into parliament soon after the short-...
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