The reason for the rush to complete the reshuffle late on Thursday night may be revealed in this retweet from EFF leader Julius Malema: “The new Finance Minister has an urgent task of approving the Gupta acquisition of Habib Bank. Their acquisition deadline is tomorrow.”
South Africans are being called to gather in Church Square, Pretoria, at 10am.
UPDATE: View the official list of new Ministers and Deputy Ministers in South Africa and read President Zuma’s remarks on the Cabinet Reshuffle
BREAKING: Pravin #Gordhan is fired. Rand plummets. Now trading at R14.56 to dollar. It was R12.80 this morning. #CabinetReshuffle pic.twitter.com/TCgEN3ndsb— Mathew Love (@mathewlove36) March 30, 2017
BREAKING NEWS: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has been fired in President Jacob Zuma's #CabinetReshuffle https://t.co/bZ2YiPqsp0 pic.twitter.com/fng4pRF2qX— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) March 30, 2017
This is not a #CabinetReshuffle. It is a purge of those SACPers who stood up to a compromised Zuma. The target was always #PravinGordhan .— Justice Malala (@justicemalala) March 30, 2017
South Africa's new colonial overlords, crowned tonight by their puppet in a #cabinetreshuffle. pic.twitter.com/a3Ayoe5f7K— Tom Eaton (@TomEatonSA) March 30, 2017
What leadership looks like. #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/1lQ6RAzcpw— suhaila mather (@suhailamather) March 30, 2017
#CabinetReshuffle @ThulasSims explains the context leading to this. Live updates on #DStv403 and https://t.co/srSwp4puiM pic.twitter.com/EcqJT5PHrl— eNCA (@eNCA) March 30, 2017
#cabinetreshuffle Night of the Long Knives— Barney Mthombothi (@mthombothi) March 30, 2017
#cabinetreshuffle fools day is no longer 1st of April but 31st of March 😯😯— Nekko (@Nekko_Nontuntu) March 30, 2017
They must definitely be referring to his physical appearance #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/VrLBVdM7ow— sakhi (@biggsmallz1) March 30, 2017
Let's salute Pravin Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas – great, principled and competent leaders. Their integrity remains intact. #cabinetreshuffle— sbusiso mabasa (@sbusisomabasa) March 30, 2017
I respect whatever comes my way or even not, I knew from the onset to be in this positions is a privilege not a right #cabinetreshuffle— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) March 30, 2017
I've not being appointed anywhere am still minster of things Sport please STOP.— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) March 30, 2017
#cabinetreshuffle those who refused to be influenced by Gupta are out, only #SaxonwoldShebeen regulars left— akhona (@Akonation) March 30, 2017
Looking at the currencies right now and it seems as though all overseas travel will need to be postponed to mid 2019 🙃 #cabinetreshuffle 📉— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) March 30, 2017
#cabinetreshuffle While you were sleeping. Mission accomplished. Sleep well South Africa. Regards, Jacob and the Guptas. pic.twitter.com/nLaueeeaGa— Simon Grindrod (@SimonPGrindrod) March 30, 2017
Our country feels like a movie this evening #cabinetreshuffle— Young,Gifted & Black (@buggzobakeng) March 30, 2017
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) March 30, 2017
Plse sir. Stop expecting others to do something. Come to church square in Pta at 10am. We can talk there. https://t.co/udwzcPSrqx— Zelda la Grange ©™✌ (@ZeldalaGrangeSA) March 30, 2017
