Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni have clashed over the controversial e-toll project, posting brusque exchanges on Twitter.
During his state of the province address this week, Makhura said he is committed to scrapping the tolling system and vowed to even pay some of the debt with the provincial government budget.
This apparently did not sit well with Mboweni.
The Finance minister then addressed the Gauteng premier directly.
Makhura responded, adding some spice to the mix.
Mboweni then pulled rank, evoking the age-old ‘me Chief you Indian’ adage.
And promptly drew a Twitter backlash with a tweet dubbed mostly “arrogant” by
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