Boardroom Talk
Boardroom Talk – Deputy FinMin Masondo handed tough gig in New York, delivers hopeful message
Despite chaos elsewhere, since 1994 South Africa’s Treasury has established a reputation as a centre of excellence.
By Alec Hogg
Despite chaos elsewhere, since 1994 South Africa's Treasury has established a reputation as a centre of excellence. It attracts many of the country's brightest young minds and develops them through discipline that comes with managing taxpayer's money and a higher purpose that drives the best public servants.
Now that State Capture is no longer a primary driver in the Union Buildings, Treasury has also been allocated suitably proficient political leadership. Cyril Ramaphosa's finance minister Enoch Gondongwana (65) is proving to be a safe pair of hands. Now his low profile deputy David Masondo (48) is being positioned as a future ANC star.
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