Muthambi defends Zuma over Gordhan trip cancellation
29 March 2017
Johannesburg - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has defended President Jacob Zuma's decision to recall Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan from an overseas investor roadshow.
There was nothing wrong in Zuma summoning Gordhan, she wrote in a column News24 published on Wednesday.
Muthambi, a close ally of Zuma's, said he was within his constitutional rights to cancel Gordhan’s trip.
“Overlooked in this hysteria is the obvious; all Ministers serve at the pleasure and behest of the President. This is a constitutional prerogative.”