The decision followed short falls on financial markets in response to the unexplained sacking on Wednesday of Nhlanhla Nene and his replacement with the relatively unknown governing party figure David van Rooyen. Mathew Davis reports from Johannesburg.

上周三，祖玛突然撤销财长恩兰拉·内内，取而代之的是默默无闻的执政党议员范鲁延，此举导致金融市场动荡。请听马修·戴维斯为您从约翰内斯堡发回的报道。