Updated Sun, October 16th 2016 at 15:38 GMT +3JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa came out in support of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Sunday and said fraud charges brought against him should not be allowed to undermine his efforts to revitalise the economy. "I lend my support to Minister Gordhan as he faces charges brought against him by the National Prosecuting Authority," Ramaphosa added. Ramaphosa said the charges had been announced as Gordhan prepared to deliver his Medium Term Budget Statement on Oct. 26. Despite the charges, Zuma has also continued to express his support for Gordhan and denied talk of a rift. "We want law and order, not institutions used to fight nefarious political battles," he was quoted as telling the newspaper.

Source: Standard Digital October 16, 2016 12:00 UTC