South Africa's indispensable finance minister
Finance Minister Gordhan has demonstrated his indispensability to avoid another downgrade of South Africa’s credit rating and to maintain unity within the governing ANC party, which is under pressure from multiple crises. Meanwhile, President Jacob Zuma’s position is growing increasingly untenable as political allies desert him.
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