PRINCE MASHELE - Can a man oblivious to what is happening in his house manage SOEs?
PICTURE: ROGAN WARD The costly drama between Jacob Zuma and Pravin Gordhan has started, again. It was clearly suspended due to the municipal elections.The letter sent by the Hawks to Gordhan last week, instructing him to present himself to the Hawks, is part of Zuma’s smoky attempts to get rid of Gordhan. Gordhan was right to tell the rogue Hawks to go jump.A day before the notorious letter was sent, Jeff Radebe announced that Zuma had decided to take over the management of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which was a hint that Zuma had decided to throw Gordhan to the wolves.We must not forget that Zuma said he did not know that contractors were looting state money when they were building his palace in Nkandla. Why are we now expected to believe that the same uneducated man who does not know what is happening in his own house can manage SOEs?It is not about managing SOEs; it is about protecting Zuma’s friend at South African Airways (SAA), Dudu Myeni, whom Gordhan wants to get rid of...
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