The deputy president says his comments about not taking the finance minister 'seriously' were taken out of context.
Deputy President David Mabuza in parliament, Cape Town, 27 February 2019. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane / African News Agency
At a Q&A in parliament on Tuesday, Mabuza made a statement about Mboweni which raised some eyebrows on Twitter. “I know the finance minister is a very reputable minister and very groomed up cadre of the ANC. I trust that he has not taken that comment by the DA in a very bad light. But me and the minister have spoken and I think we are fine. I have confidence in the minister of finance,” Mabuza said, according to“People are taking my response out of context.
“I don’t think that’s the way we should approach this debate, whether there are certain entities that must be privatised, certain SOEs, this debate must not be approach this way,” the deputy president said.
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