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.
Christine Lagarde should direct the IMF to give more weight to emerging economies, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
New procurement regulations will empower the Department of Trade and Industry to designate specific industries of critical or strategic importance.
The economy has bounced out of recession and is growing again, says Moody’s — but not by as much as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had predicted.
South Africa on Tuesday launched a R9-billion fund that aims to create 150 000 jobs in three years to fight the country’s 25% unemployment rate.
The ANC’s Western Cape secretary, Songezo Mjongile, has become the first high-profile casualty of the national treasury’s crackdown on tenderpreneurs.
Pravin Gordhan has welcomed South Africa’s first quarter GDP figures, saying the country was on target to achieve 3.4% growth for the year.
SA Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that the IMF should move towards a democratic system to choose the institution’s next leader.
Member of the ANC, <b>Bongane Ndamase</b>, responds to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s opinion piece.
The OECD and South Africa are getting tough on public debt and cash management in Africa by setting up a centre to reduce the cost of managing debt.
The recent financial crisis has highlighted the need for legitimate and credible institutions for global governance, writes <b>Pravin Gordhan</b>.
The next head of the IMF should be from a developing country to ensure the interests of all countries are reflected in its operations, SA says.
Public servants must be reasonable in their wage demands, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, a KwaZulu-Natal radio station reported.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday the strong rand currency was helping to cushion the impact of higher international oil and food prices.
Agriculture and mining have the potential of creating many jobs, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in Durban on Monday.
Lungisa Fuzile has been appointed director general of the National Treasury, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.
The economy has started to show positive signs of recovery but it will take time to recover from the job losses of a recession, the Jacob Zuma says.
South Africa is freezing funds of Côte d’Ivoire incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo and others in line with a UN Security Council Resolution.
Sars managed to collect R2-billion more than was expected in the 2010/11 financial year, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Friday.
Director General in the Treasury Lesetja Kganyaga is quitting the department, the <em>Mail & Guardian</em> can reveal.
Nehawu members from FET colleges in Gauteng handed a memorandum of demands to the national department of higher education and training.
A surplus-oriented fiscal policy will not create the millions of jobs the country needs.
Nationalisation of South Africa’s mines and other economic assets is not government policy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday.
South Africans need to become as single-minded about creating jobs as they are about cricket and soccer, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said.
Youth organisation says it will support the proposal it damned if it can implement it.
Carbon taxes have been shelved for a year, but the levy on electricity generated from non-renewable and nuclear energy will rise.
Nationalisation is not government policy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday.
Can the further education and training system cope with sudden expansion?
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/ 25 February 2011
The DA has expressed "deep concern" about a decision to allocate R1,22-billion to the National Youth Development Agency over the next three years.
The conversation between labour and the public about job creation has some urgency attached to it, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan appeared to please many with his 2011/12 budget on Wednesday.
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/ 24 February 2011
The most enduring legacy of Pravin Gordhan’s 2011 budget may be something less tangible.
Most aspects of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget, tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday, were broadly welcomed by political parties.