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    Home»News»Jonas worried state firms being used politically

    Jonas worried state firms being used politically

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    Deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas is “worried” about the impact of a perception that state institutions are being used to advance political agendas, saying the issue is a distraction to efforts to expand the economy.

    “Political behaviour does sometimes impact negatively on certainty” and “times are tough, we should be focused on growing the economy,” he said in an interview on Johannesburg-based Talk Radio 702 on Tuesday.

    The national treasury has been engaged in open conflict with state-owned companies over their management and spending plans. The department issued a statement last month saying it is threatening court action to stop a joint venture in Asia by arms company Denel. It has also said that power utility Eskom is resisting a review of its contracts.

    “Treasury has a central role in overseeing the fiscal health of the country, so it’s natural that we will have an interest in actually looking at the financial performance of all” state-owned enterprises, Jonas said.

    The economy expanded an annualised 3,3% in the three months to June, after contracting 1,2% in the prior quarter, as mining and manufacturing rebounded. The central bank, which had predicted no growth this year, intends to revise its forecasts although the annual figure will remain low, governor Lesetja Kganyago said earlier this month.

    Jonas said in a statement on 16 March that members of the Gupta family, who are friends with President Jacob Zuma, personally offered him former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene’s post. He rejected the approach. Zuma fired Nene in December and replaced him with a little-known lawmaker, sparking a sell-off in the nation’s bonds and the rand. The Gupta family deny the claims and Zuma has said he alone has the authority to appoint cabinet ministers.

    Jonas has met with the public protector’s office as part of an investigation into allegations that the Guptas wielded influence over the appointment of government ministers. A group of senior church leaders, the Dominican Order, was the first organisation to request an investigation into whether Zuma, 74, allowed members of the family to choose ministers. The group also asked for a probe into the awarding of contracts and licences to companies linked to the Guptas, according to public protector Thuli Madonsela.

    The ANC dropped a probe into the family’s role in government business after only one person made a written submission claiming undue influence, Gwede Mantashe, the party’s secretary-general, said on 31 May.  — (c) 2016 Bloomberg LP

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