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Cape Town - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan took the hot seat at a live broadcast of News24 Frontline on Thursday.
Among the various issues raised with him, some quotes stand out as revealing his view on the state of politics in South Africa at the moment and the situation he finds himself in.
Top 10 quotes:
- It's not easy to be a target and simultaneously serve the country;
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- Politics have always been the single most disruptive factor throughout the world;
- Our preoccupation is not with the ratings agencies - it is to put SA on the right direction;
- In SA we are a noisy democracy and the question is if we can find something in the best interest of SA right now;
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- We don't want stone throwing and burning. We want constructive solutions;
- Investors want to know if their money is safe in South Africa and if our politics are unsettling;
- Public officials must be careful how they articulate themselves and give SA a consistent message. Ultimately it is about data and the law that will decide the outcome;
- The question has always been what (energy mix) we really need and how to procure it and if we can afford it. All that is work in progress;
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- We have one government and one Constitution - so anything anybody does in government you have to stick to the rules;
- At Treasury we attempt to be collaborative, pragmatic and within the law - and some people don't like that.
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