Cabinet chaos raises junk status risk for South Africa
Rapid turnover in the finance ministry has hurt the standing of one of the few well-regarded government institutions
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- Nene's ousting
- President's motives
- Rapid reaction
- Poisoned chalice?
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_350.jpg "Pravin Gordhan was appointed finance minister on December 13 - the third person to hold the post in under a week (Reuters/Mike Hutchings)")