EFF statement on the so-called veterans defence of the incompetent Pravin Gordhan
18 January 2020
The Economic Freedom Fighters rejects, with contempt, the lousy defence of Pravin Gordhan by the so-called struggle veterans; who have thrown out principle on the alter of self-enrichment for convenience. The so-called veterans have reduced themselves into a defence force of Pravin Gordhan, even in the face of his spectacular incompetence in the oversight and guidance of State-Owned Companies.
It is without any doubt that since he was appointed minister of public enterprises, responsible for some of the State-Owned Companies, Pravin Gordhan has brought unprecedented levels of destabilisation, chaos through incompetent interferences and banishment of African leadership in all the SOCs under his political oversight. As a result of Pravin Gordhan's interferences and incompetence; the following are a reality:
1. ESKOM is in a huge debt of more than R400 billion and losing capacity to provide dependable electricity to the people of South Africa.
2. SAA is in a debt of more than R25 billion, has been handed over to a white only team of Business Rescue and there is no foreseeable recovery.