Pravin Gordhan is a prominent South African politician, born on April 12, 1949, in Durban. He notably served as Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2017, implementing vital economic policies. Gordhan also held roles in public enterprises and governance, advocating for transparency, accountability, and combating corruption during his career. His contributions have been crucial to South Africa's economic development and stability.
The public enterprises minister says the former Eskom board chairperson, Malegapuru Makgoba, misled and misinformed parliament and the public
The public enterprises minister appears before parliament’s standing committee on public accounts regarding corruption at the power utility
The utility has said needs more funds for the fuel to meet a court order that public schools and hospitals are exempt from load-shedding
Ex-Eskom boss and former chairperson deny the intelligence on the ANC’s complicity in graft at the utility was withheld
The former Eskom chairperson said a maligned investigation initiated by former CEO Andre de Ruyter was first mooted by the minister
The former Eskom chief executive said he relayed all privately-gathered intelligence to the police and Minister Pravin Gordhan, and so did not breach his reporting duty
Gordhan said his department would challenge a ruling that gives the state 60 days to exempt hospitals, schools and police stations from power cuts
The Pretoria high court granted an order, unopposed, to allow it to serve papers abroad in its defamation suit against the former Eskom chief executive
Party says the move is to vindicate its ‘reputation’ but the timing suggests it’s a pre-emptive strike
When the president merged the mining and energy departments under his most powerful lieutenants he made a decision that would come back to bite him
The faux pas with the Finnish president is the latest in a series of embarrassing moves by our head of state
The ruling party wants a retraction and apology from the former Eskom CEO for implicating it in crippling corruption at the power utility
Despite pressure from the standing committee on public accounts, the former Eskom boss stood firm, saying he was not willing to divulge identities
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula warns Ramaphosa to ‘run his cabinet and not have his cabinet run him’ or they will take action
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned of stage 8 load-shedding for up to 152 consecutive days
The ‘big bulls’ told the electricity minister that his plan to extend Eskom’s coal fired plants should be taken to the National Energy Crisis Committee
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will be called to appear before parliament to respond to claims by suspended director general Kgathatso Tlhakudi of impropriety in the SAA/Takatso Aviation deal
Led by Derek Hanekom, this will be the eighth board to oversee the ailing national carrier in 14 years
The public enterprises minister said climate change had to be addressed but the shift to clean energy had to consider South Africa’s economic reality
A proposal to move some of energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s powers to the electricity ministry could result in a battle between him and the president
Ramokgopa’s intention of keeping ageing, expensive coal-fired power stations going flies in the face of policy
The former Eskom chief executive has accepted an invitation to make submissions to the standing committee on public accounts
It was caused by the failings of the government, which has a responsibility to spare hospitals, schools and police stations to protect people’s rights
MPs must find a way to handle André de Ruyter’s allegations and a protected disclosure accusing Pravin Gordhan of wrongdoing in the SAA sale
The utility’s reasoning in papers before court showed, if true, that the timeframes in its Generation Recovery Plan cannot be met, applicants in a constitutional challenge say
The new electricity minister says that he will not interfere with the process of hiring a new Eskom chief executive but this needed to be done soon
The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures
The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts
The mineral resources and energy minister has said that Eskom does not belong to his department, ‘so I have not lost anything’
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities
Neither the utility nor its former CEO have replied to a letter of demand issued by the ruling party. They were given until Wednesday to do so
Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said