South Africa: Four Possible Reasons Why Nene Was Fired

10 December 2015

Why did President Jacob Zuma fire Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister? He did not say, leaving the matter wide open to speculation and opposition politicians, analysts and members of the public are hypothesising myriad reasons.

1) Because of his reigning-in of South African Airways (SAA) and its chair Dudu Myeni

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