PRAVIN Gordhan has no intention of resigning his post.Addressing MPs yesterday, the finance minister said he was not going to resign because he had a job to do — avoid a sovereign downgrade by ratings agencies.The statement came hours after Gordhan sent a letter to the Hawks informing them he would answer the questions posed to him.In his letter, penned by his lawyers, Gordhan wanted to know:* On what authority the Hawks had relied when directing the 27 questions to him; and* Whether the Hawks were investigating an offence and, if so, what was it?The Hawks sent Gordhan questions about a “rogue” SA Revenue Service unit six days before he presented the Budget, in what was widely perceived to be an attempt by his detractors in the ANC — assumed to be allies of President Jacob Zuma — to undermine him.The battle between various groups and individuals on the alleged rogue unit reached new depths yesterday with a flurry of correspondence between three cabinet ministers and three former em...
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