Thursday, November 3, 2016
Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to withdraw fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
On 31 October, NPA Head Shaun Abrahams announced the withdrawal of charges against Minister Gordhan and former senior SARS officials Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashula. They were scheduled to appear in the Pretoria Regional Court on 2 November over charges relating to the approval of the early retirement of Pillay and his reappointment as a consultant.
“This brings the matter to finality and allows the country to direct all efforts to advance the economy, build investor confidence and avert an international credit rating downgrade,” Cabinet said in a statement on Thursday. – SAnews.gov.za
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