Presidency denies Zuma rift with Gordhan over SAA board

The presidency Sunday denied a rift between president Jacob Zuma and finance minister Pravin over the SAA board chaired by Zuma’s personal friend Dudu Myeni. “The presidency has noted media reports alleging a rift between the presidency and the National Treasury in relation to providing support to the SAA,” the presidency said. “The rumours and gossip published in today’s Sunday Times on the matter are false, and regrettably the presidency was not asked for comment by the newspaper.” The Sunday Times reported that the standoff between Zuma and the National Treasury about who should lead SAA was propelling the airline into an unprecedented crisis, with Hong Kong’s registrar of companies giving SAA until Sept 6 to submit its annual financial statements or face possible deregistration. <br/>