Battle for South Africa’s Finances Rages on Multiple Fronts
- Zuma, Gordhan spar for control of Treasury, tax agency
- President denies being at war with his finance minister
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South Africa’s government appears to be at war with itself, as President Jacob Zuma and his Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan grapple for control of the nation’s finances.
While Zuma has downplayed the conflict, saying “there is no war within government,” he’s undermined Gordhan’s authority by refusing to back him in stand-offs with the police, national tax agency and loss-making state airline.