Axing of South African Finance Minister 'Staggering', 'Reckless'

President Jacob Zuma's decision to replace Nhlanhla Nene with David van Rooyen as finance minister has been poorly received after the Rand crashed to the U.S. Dollar and British Pound.

Justice Sisi Khampepe swears in Mr David Douglas Des van Rooyen as Minister of Finance while President Jacob Zuma looks on at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

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