Parliamentary Committee Calls Pravin Gordhan Disrespectful After He Threatened Legal Action

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The minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, threatened the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises to take them to court. The committee was undeterred.

This was after Gordhan sent a letter to the committee threatening them with legal action for the committee reporting irregularities in the SAA salecurrent affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za with CA in the subject line.

Gordhan threatened to go to court because a committee wanted to report the SAA sale to the SIU. Images: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images and Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images, was slammed by the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises, which accused him of throwing tantrums and being disrespectful. This was after Gordhan threatened the committee with legal action.

“If the minister feels that he should take this committee report to court for review, he is more than welcome to do so,” he said. “We believe this report must be adopted, and we want the Special Investigating Unit to investigate this deal. We’re not going to play that game. Therefore, it is best to hand over the matter to the authorities.”Jongikhaya Ngcebetsha said:

 

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