ANA reports that trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi told protesters on Monday that National Treasury would soon be run down like other state institutions, such as the ailing SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).  

He was leading hundreds of ‘Save South Africa’ activists who have been protesting since President Jacob Zuma reshuffled his Cabinet last week, replacing Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan with Malusi Gigaba.  Speaking outside National Treasury in Pretoria, Vavi said:  “They are going to chase out every person who has capacity in this building [National Treasury].  The hyenas are going to be invited to come and take over.  In two, three or five years, mark my words, this department that was celebrated in terms of being one of the most efficient, will become [like] Eskom, SABC, PetroSA, and all other State institutions that have been driven to the ground by the Zupta gang of thieves.”  Vavi also said President Zuma was “talking nonsense” when he said he had reshuffled his Cabinet to pursue radical economic transformation.

• Read this report in full at The Citizen
• Read too, Vavi’s Saftu campaign against Zuma reshuffle resumes on Monday, at The Citizen

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