Pravin Gordhan was the political architect who tried to shun the spotlight
Pravin Gordhan’s contribution included the negotiated transition to democracy, the new Constitution and the transformation of the state apparatus and the public sector
The uMkhonto weSizwe party leadership is ‘not aware’ of any plan for Zuma to say goodbye to his former comrade
Not everyone liked the late former public enterprises minister, but everyone respected him
Gordhan’s last political act was to call for a ‘reset’ and a return to progressive politics
I felt curious grief, gut-wrenching sadness at the passing of a woman I did not know and had never me
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