Banker S.A. July 2014 | Page 16

From left to right; Mike Brown (Nedbank CEO), Stephen Koseff (Investec CEO), Cas Coovadia (Banking Association MD) and Cyril Ramaphosa (Deputy President) The unlikely event of nationalisation Will the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) recent induction into parliament mean a new direction in SA’s economic policy? asks Zweli Mokgata E FF, the brainchild of Julius Malema, has gained strength quickly since his unceremonious exit from the ruling party. The controversial former ANC Youth League president has pushed what some have called an extreme left-wing political agenda through his fledgling party, making a string of ambitious promises, targeted mostly at the lower end of the social spectrum. The most controversial of these, 14 BANKER SA EFF Feature_4.indd 14 and most frightening to the business community, is the vow to nationalise major sec ܜ