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In their own words: Gordhan and Mkhwebane's heated exchanges over Pillay pension issue

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Busisiwe Mkhwebane (Gallo Images)
Busisiwe Mkhwebane (Gallo Images)

For more than a year, the details of the meeting between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in November 2018 have remained secret.

Gordhan was subpoenaed to appear before Mkhwebane to provide answers questions relating to the early retirement and subsequent reappointment on a contractual basis of former SARS deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay in 2010, when Gordhan was finance minister.

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