Mass protests planned against 'Gupta coup' after Gordhan fired
'It is a brazen attempt to undermine the gains of the Liberation struggle by taking power away from the people handing it over to a clique based in Dubai'
Save South Africa has called on all citizens to assemble outside National Treasury on Friday morning following the removal of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in a late-night Cabinet reshuffle. Gordhan was replaced by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba. Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas was replaced by Sifiso Buthulezi. "This is the only way we can stop the capture of National Treasury‚ and prevent the Gupta proxies from getting access to our money: the campaign said. Save SA called the reshuffle an "outrage". "The Cabinet reshuffle... [is an] insult to the suffering of millions of South Africans over many decades‚" the Save SA campaign said in a statement shortly after the announcement. "It is a brazen attempt to undermine the gains of the Liberation struggle by taking power away from the people handing it over to a clique based in Dubai."
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