South African Trade Minister - Rob Davies
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma is on the ropes. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to trade and industry minister Rob Davies and asks: does the President need to go?
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma is on the ropes. In recent months he's been dealt blow after blow - by the courts, by political opponents, even by erstwhile friends. Only the knee-jerk loyalty of the ANC has saved him from impeachment and disgrace. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to South Africa's trade and industry minister Rob Davies and asks: if the president won’t jump, does he need to be pushed, for the good of the country?
Image: Rob Davies Minister of Trade and Industry, Credit: Michelly Rall/Getty Images
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- Fri 6 May 201601:06GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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