Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, with his mid-term budget speech behind him, now faces a court appearance relating to fraud charges brought against him by the National Prosecuting Authority.
The charges, which have been described by Gordhan himself and politically motivated, relate to the early retirement of Gordhan's deputy commissioner at SARS Ivan Pillay.
During News24's Frontline breakfast interview with the Minister on Thursday, he was asked how he is feeling about facing up to these charges. Watch.