South Africa's growth path not at risk over political tensions: Treasury

Political upheavals will not divert the government's attention from implementing growth policies in South Africa as it battles to stave off potential credit rating downgrades, the Treasury said on Monday. President Jacob Zuma survived an impeachment vote and has faced calls to step down after the constitutional court ruled that he had breached the constitution by ignoring a directive to pay some of the state money spent on renovating his home. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said last week