March not aimed at kicking Gordhan out - Nehawu
22 February 2017
Cape Town – The National Health Education and Allied Workers' Union's (Nehawu) march to Parliament to hand over a list of demands to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has nothing to do with political infighting, the union's spokesperson Khaya Xaba said on Wednesday.
The march in Cape Town coincides with Gordhan's Budget Speech and Nehawu plans to give him the memorandum before he addresses Parliament.
"We are against the narrative that this march is to kick out Pravin," said Xaba. "We are not interested in internal ANC battles or talks of reshuffling [the Cabinet]. Our members must just be able to put bread on the table," he said.
Gordhan has had a torrid time since he stepped back into the post after a disastrous weekend in December 2015 when Des Van Rooyen replaced Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister. Van Rooyen was later appointed to head the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs instead. It has been widely speculated that former Eskom boss Brian Molefe might replace Gordhan.