EFF to Open Corruption Case Against Pravin Gordhan, SA Divided
- The Economic Freedom Fighters' Floyd Shivambu will be opening a case of corruption against Pravin Gordhan
- This follows news that Gordhan inquired about Judge Dhaya Pillay's JSC interview in a meeting with JC Mogoeng Mogoeng
- South Africans have had mixed responses to the EFF's news of the corruption case being opened on Wednesday
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Economics Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President Floyd Shivambu will reportedly be opening a case of corruption against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. The EFF shared a post on Twitter about Shivambu's intentions.
The news of the corruption case follows Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng speaking about Gordhan and Judge Dhaya Pillay. According to Mogoeng, Gordhan set a meeting up with him in an attempt to find out how Pillay did in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviews.
This seemingly angered the Red Berets who stated that a case of corruption will be opened against Gordhan at the Hillbrow Police Station in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 14 April.
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Take a look at the EFF's tweet below:
Below are just a few of the responses left by South Africans:
@kiwanuka80 asked:
"Would the JSC open a case against this under-qualified Jamnadas? This very corrupt little man ruining this country for the benefit of Cyril must face the music in the next administration. How a mere pharmacist with a creche degree runs the country behind the scene is shocking."
@tsitso09 shared:
"It now sounds like Pravin asked Mogoeng to do a favour and promote Pillay in return for something. That's how some of us understand corruption. This does not seem to have been the case. Please explain the corruption charge."
@NrkOtkNrcsm tweeted:
"He wanted to know how the interview went... That is very... No, no, I got nothing."
@sanj_zn added:
"Lol. Good luck with that. Give us updates on how your case proceeds. Mzansi will follow with interest."
Earlier, Briefly News reported that Julius Malema ripped into Judge Pillay. Malema is a Member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and has alleged that one of the Constitutional Court judge candidates, Pillay, is “nothing but a political activist” whilst also questioning the judge candidate’s morals.
The outspoken EFF Commander in Chief questioned the judge whether the fact that she sat on a matter involving Standard Bank while owning shares in Nedbank might have implications on her morals and job or not.
In a video that is going viral on social media circles, Malema is seen roasting and lambasting the judge and it has attracted an overwhelming response from Mzansi users.
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Source: Briefly News
