Nene must go-political analyst

SAfm — Political analyst Dr. Sithembele Mbete says she believes that president Cyril Ramaphosa should fire Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. The minister has reporteedly requested the president to relieve him of his duties following public pressure over his testimony at the commission of inquiry into state capture at which he admitted to several meetings with the Gupta family. Some political parties have rejected his apology for previously failing to disclose that he had meetings with them at their Saxonwold home and their business premises in Midrand Johannesburg between 2009 and 2014, when he served as deputy minister and minister of finance respectively. Nene testified last week that he visited the Guptas six times at their home. He has previously denied having what he called engagements with them and told eNCA in May 2016 that he only "bumped" into them at government functions. In his apology, Nene says he owes South Africans conduct that is "beyond reproach" because of the faith the public places in him. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Politics Lecturer at the University of Pretoria, Dr Sithembile Mbele.This after he apologised in a media statement issued last week