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GroundUp: Pretoria: Anti-Zuma protest in pictures

GroundUp: Pretoria: Anti-Zuma protest in pictures

Demonstrations took place outside the Union Buildings and National Treasury in support of axed Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan. IHSAAN HAFFAJEE was there to take the pictures.

During a press conference held at the Treasury in Pretoria on Friday, axed Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan holds up the false intelligence report which claimed that he was plotting to overthrow the government. Deputy minister Mcebisi Jonas is in the foreground.(Ihsaan Haffajee)

During a press conference held at the Treasury in Pretoria on Friday, axed Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan holds up the false intelligence report which claimed that he was plotting to overthrow the government. Deputy minister Mcebisi Jonas is in the foreground.(Ihsaan Haffajee)

Protests outside the Treasury after President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet reshuffle (Ihsaan Haffejee)

Protests outside the Treasury after President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet reshuffle (Ihsaan Haffejee)

Staff members at the Treasury react to the firing of Pravin Gordhan (Ihsaan Haffejee)

Staff members at the Treasury react to the firing of Pravin Gordhan (Ihsaan Haffejee)

Protesters made their way to the Union Buildings (Ihsaan Haffejee)

Protesters made their way to the Union Buildings (Ihsaan Haffejee)

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