JUSTICE MALALA: Gordhan — The signs are ominous
'A man who is in the pocket of the notorious Gupta family, Brian Molefe, is being sworn into parliament'
20 February 2017 - 07:44
IT IS always an occasion. It can be a happy occasion, as the heady days of 4% to 5% economic growth under Trevor Manuel's stewardship were. Those were the days. At the time the finance minister, who was then head of the revenue services, would be singled out for praise because his tax haul would always outstrip projections and even the most optimistic of expectations. Unemployment was being relentlessly pushed down despite the “no jobs growth” narrative. Economic growth was a beautiful number year after year.
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