Tito in full flight, on the record - full presser ahead of MTBPS

Here's the full recording of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's pre MTBPS press conference at the Parliamentary "lock-up" this afternoon. Brutally honest, he unpacked the challenges facing the young democracy, emphasising that the situation is so dire that shirking away from the issues will only make things worse. As he mentioned at one point, "it's no point calling a space a bloody spoon." Quite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices