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APARTHEID RESISTANCE

A lens, pen and a cause

Three new books spotlight Indian South Africans who helped shape the nation — through resistance, reflection and reinvention in unexpected places

  • Marlan Padayachee
5 min read
Ill-fated: Among the Operation Vula accused were Pravin Gordhan (top centre) and Dipak Patel (right). Press cutting courtesy Dipak Patel
COLUMNS

Pravin Gordhan: Sound and fury surround the death of a quiet man

Pravin Gordhan was the political architect who tried to shun the spotlight

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
The late minister Pravin Gordhan. Photo: Essa Alexander/Sunday Times
ANC

A tribute to PG – always the activist and the people’s leader

Pravin Gordhan’s contribution included the negotiated transition to democracy, the new Constitution and the transformation of the state apparatus and the public sector

  • Dipak Patel
7 min read
Former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.
ACTIVISTS

Pravin Gordhan set the benchmark for public service and dedication to the cause

Not everyone liked the late former public enterprises minister, but everyone respected him

  • Ravi Pillay
3 min read
“[Pravin Gordhan] was a highly skilled backroom operator who shied away from the spotlight” (Getty Images)
ANC

OBITUARY – Pravin Gordhan’s last warning: Democracy will not survive on its own

Gordhan’s last political act was to call for a ‘reset’ and a return to progressive politics

  • Paddy Harper
  • Emsie Ferreira
10 min read