South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sacked Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan from his cabinet.
South Africa's Zuma sacks finance minister, reshuffles cabinet
The decision was reached after Top ANC leaders met with Zuma at his Pretoria residence at his request.
President Zuma: I have decided to make changes to the National Executive in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness. #CabinetReshuffle— South African Gov (GovernmentZA) March 30, 2017
Nine ministers along with six deputies were also hit by Thursday’s reshuffle exercise.