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Just when we thought that the Hawks (the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) had finally got their claws out of South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, they’re back! Conveniently waiting until after the local elections, they have once again subpoenaed Gordhan regarding

President Jacob Zuma has insisted that he fully supports his minister of finance but claims he can do nothing to stop the investigation.