Former cabinet minister Pravin Gordhan has died aged 75. He was admitted to hospital earlier this week. Gordhan served as Minister of Finance, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Public Enterprises. Gordhan also served as SARS commissioner for 10 years. He retired from government after the 29 May elections.
Former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has passed on.
A statement from his family said Gordhan “passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his family, closest friends and his lifelong comrades in the liberation struggle”.
Gordhan is a struggle veteran whose career as a politician and activist spanned more than five decades.He occupied strategic positions in government after South Africa’s transition to democracy in 1994 before joining the South African Revenue Services (Sars) in 1998.In May 2009, former president Jacob Zuma appointed Gordhan as minister of finance, succeeding Trevor Manuel. He served in that position from 2009 until 2014, when he was replaced by Nhlanhla Nene.
After a brief appointment of the Des van Rooyen, Zuma reappointed Gordhan in 2015
Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
