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.
Minister Pravin Gordhan files court papers in an urgent bid to interdict remedial actions in a report released by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said she found it ‘implausible’ that Gordhan could have forgotten meeting an associate of the Gupta family.
The SOE had announced on Tuesday that it was not going to be able to pay full salaries for the month but a lender has come to the rescue
The chief executive has resigned but most unions are backing him and the board has yet to respond
With the state not taking tough decisions on its struggling state-owned enterprises, Gordhan’s detractors will continue to question his agenda
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane explains issuance of section 7 (9) notice to public enterprises minister in YouTube video
Analysts approve of the choice of finance and public enterprise ministers, but worry about energy and water
The reappointed public enterprises minister goes further, claiming the public protector’s finding against him was politically motivated
The negotiations started before the elections and continued until the very last moment.
The former public enterprises minister wants the high court to set aside the Public Protector’s report which found he had acted improperly
The party was initially unconvinced by her suitability for the post
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s spokesperson said that those who are aggrieved with Mkwebane’s findings are welcome to approach the courts.
The public enterprises minister says he will challenge advocate Mkhwebane’s report
Report released on cusp of President Ramaphosa’s Cabinet announcement finds Gordhan acted irregularly during tenure as finance minister
Sars has been dragged into the back and forth between the Public Protector and Minister Pravin Gordhan
Gordhan asked for and was granted an extension to reply to the allegations. He now has until Friday, May 3, to submit his answers
Advocate Mkhwebane subpoenaed Gordhan to submit a replying affidavit by 1pm on April 23 in the matter dating back to his time as Sars commissioner
Both parties are blaming each other for delays that are holding up the high court case
The minister accused the erstwhile tax boss of attempting to revive Sars ‘rogue unit’ allegations
"One of the questions that I hear being asked most often, is: ‘Will I still have a job in this turnaround of Eskom?’," the memo from Hadebe read
Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has given Pravin Gordhan and Oupa Magashula seven days to reply to her questions to be submitted to her office by April 23
The beleaguered utility has been paying vastly different prices to its various suppliers
Construction on the issue-ridden Medupi and Kusile power stations, which began in 2007 and 2008, will go ahead
The amounts of radioactivity released in 2014 and 2015 were ‘negligible’ and it was not necessary to notify the public, Gordhan said.
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She laid a complaint against Intelligence Minister for failing to provide her with a declassified document required for her investigation into Gordhan
At the centre of the row are the damning findings of the Nugent commission
Privatisation is not on the agenda the minister says
Gordhan will reportedly oppose the application to cross-examine him on the grounds that he believes Moyane is being used as part of an EFF campaign
The Public Protector has subpoenaed former Sars commissioner Oupa Magashula over former Sars deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay’s early retirement
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan had been forced to give up his plan to import technical assistance for Eskom from Rome