Nick Binedell: SA's watershed week - what it means for the future

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Founder and former dean of GIBS, Nick Binedell, joined Alec Hogg in the Biznews studios to unpack the dramatic events of the past five days. He is delighted at the unexpected turn of events which led to former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan being reappointed - and suggsts there will be significant implications across the economic cluster. Binedell also believes the nation has learnt a great deal about its status as a democracy, and suggests those lessons are not over yet. He will be among those marching on Wednesday and sees it as a way for South Africans to express their opinions - the right of all who live in a democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Dec 2015 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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