Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan

The South African Communist Party intends to withdraw its members from President Jacob Zuma's cabinet if he goes through with the sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan party sources have told Africa Confidential...

The claim is that if that happens Zuma will lay the blame at the door of the Treasury controlled by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and that will finally give him an excuse to sack Gordhan as he has long desired...

President Jacob Zuma has become increasingly irritated with his respected Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan who was widely praised after presenting a balanced budget on 22 February amidst trying economic circumstances (AC Vol 58 No 4 The state of Jacob Zuma's presidency)...

Budget 2017: Revenue falls as risks rise On 22 February Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is to read his budget to Parliament which will have to fund the biggest revenue shortfall for over a decade...

Gordhan versus ZumaFinance Minister Pravin Gordhan's efforts to stabilise public finances have brought him into direct conflict with Zuma and his powerful allies...

Topping the list of officials that Zuma plans to remove are: • Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan who with his Deputy Mcebisi Jonas and Director General of Treasury Lungisa Fuzile have blocked pressure for more patronage projects (AC Vol 57 No 24 Gordhan in ratings war); • Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom who led the rebellion against Zuma at the NEC; • Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor; • Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi; • National Education Minister and leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Blade Nzimande who made a scathing attack on Zuma on 9 December...

He and other retired senior generals gave the ANC a memorandum in March supporting Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and calling for a 'dignified exit' for Zuma (AC Vol 57 No 8 Zuma's many foes mobilise)...

Prominent supporters included Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu former Chief Whip Mathole Motshekga ex-Speaker Max Sisulu and former Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni...

This they say would enable him finally to sack his governmental bugbear Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and get away with it...

That's a battleground where he is losing to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan (AC Vol 57 No 21 Stalwarts push for Zuma's exit)...