ALLAN GREENBLO: Did Mboweni think this one through?
It’s impossible that the minister was unaware of the matter that lay behind a judgment involving the man he has temporarily appointed to do the work of Financial Services Conduct Authority commissioner
With so much on the plate of finance minister Tito Mboweni, who is trying to generate a little warmth for the SA economy, it’s perhaps unavoidable that a few crumbs will fall off. One recently did. It relates to Mboweni’s appointment of Dube Tshidi to “perform the functions of commissioner” at the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA).
The appointment runs for three months, until 5 November, or until a new commissioner assumes office, whichever is the sooner. The search for a commissioner has so far taken the National Treasury more than 52 months, during which Abel Sithole, now at the Public Investment Corp, was acting (pun unintended)...
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