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South Africa: Zuma Court Move in Gupta Matter Fails
News24Wire, 28 March 2017
President Jacob Zuma's legal representatives declined to join proceedings in the matter between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments. Read more »
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South Africa: Gupta Family Behind Finance Minister's 'Recall'?
Daily Maverick, 28 March 2017
The story of this country is impossible to script. President Jacob Zuma keeps redefining his catastrophic legacy by dragging this nation from one disaster to another. Why would the… Read more »
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South Africa: Finance Minister, Gupta Battle Moves to North Gauteng High Court
Daily Maverick, 28 March 2017
ANC Secretary General, Gwede Mantashe's comments on Monday that the judiciary was now directing the work of government is set to be tested in the North Gauteng High Court on… Read more »
South African Rand Falls as Finance Minister Faces Gupta Case
The rand has weakened against the U.S. dollar following rumours of Pravin Gordhan's dismissal. Unverified sources allege that President Jacob Zuma informed the South African Communist Party of his intentions to fire the finance minister. This comes as Gordhan's legal team in the North Gauteng High Court will face off against 14 Gupta-owned companies over the blacklisting of their bank accounts by South Africa's top four banks.
Top: Title image from ex-Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's State Capture report which probed links between the Gupta business family and government officials. Bottom-left: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Bottom-Right: Atul Gupta and President Jacob Zuma.
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27 March 2017
The Presidency Has Given No Reason for Summoning Gordhan
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Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has been summoned home by the President. And the rand is rattled. It fell by more than two and a half percent today ... see more »
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A Cabinet reshuffle appears imminent, Daily Maverick reports, after President Jacob Zuma ordered Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas to return from the ... Read more »
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Deputy Minister of Finance Mcebisi Jonas has in an affidavit included his version of a meeting that took place on October 23, 2015, at Saxonwold, during which the Gupta family, who ... Read more »
