Former South African Minister Says Zuma Should Go Over Nene Sacking

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