Barbara Hogan
Reuters, 11/12 17:08 CET
By Ed Cropley
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former
South African health minister and leading anti-apartheid activist
Barbara Hogan called on Friday for President Jacob Zuma to quit after
his decision to fire Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene sent markets and the
rand into a tailspin.
Besides Hogan, South Africans furious at the 9 percent
decline in their currency since Nene’s departure have launched a
#ZumaMustFall Twitter campaign, echoing ones earlier this year demanding
the removal of colonial-era statues.
The highest-profile member of the African National Congress (ANC)
to come out against the sacking of Nene, Hogan said Zuma had crossed a
line and needed to be held to account for the dismissal of a respected
long-term finance ministry official.
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Source: Euronews
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