‘Distractions & Deflections’ – Gordhan After Surve Blames Minister For Raids on His Offices

Riyaz Patel

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has strongly reacted to claims by Sekunjalo Holdings chairperson Iqbal Surve that the minister was behind the dramatic raid by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) on his offices in Cape Town Wednesday.

In a video published on Independent’s Business Report website, Survé alleged the raid was an attempt to get information his media house had on Gordhan and president Cyril Ramaphosa, which was supposed to be published this weekend.

He claimed that Gordhan was “using public resources to fight political battles,” and were classic intimidation tactics orchestrated by the Public Enterprises Minister.

Gordhan’s legal team slammed the allegations as “defamatory.”

Tebogo Malatji blasted what he called Survé’s “malicious, yet nonsensical utterances” and said his attack on Gordhan were unsubstantiated,