South Africa's indispensable finance minister

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Middle East & Africa

Dr. Robert Besseling

Executive Director at EXX AFRICA

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Finance Minister Gordhan has demonstrated his indispensability to avoid another downgrade of South Africa’s credit rating and to maintain unity within the governing ANC party, which is under pressure from multiple crises. Meanwhile, President Jacob Zuma’s position is growing increasingly untenable as political allies desert him.