The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it will not be shedding a tear for former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Gordhan passed away in hospital on Friday morning after a battle with cancer.
EFF National Spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys says Gordhan’s legacy is one of failure, exploitation and corruption.
“Ramaphosa appointed him as the Public Enterprises minister in 2018 and this was supposed to signal a clean-up role at the state-owned enterprises. However, the clean-up was an orchestrated destruction of South Africa’s most critical assets. The infamous South African Airways sale remains one of the most scandalous examples of how he sold out our nation’s assets for private interests.”
EFF statement on the passing of Pravin Gordhan:
The EFF’s Statement on the Death of Pravin Gordhan
-Gordhan was the embodiment of greed, corruption, and elitism. His tenure as Minister of Public Enterprises was a period of unparalleled disaster for every state-owned enterprise he touched. Under his leadership, Eskom became a… pic.twitter.com/Gj0wCkcojm
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) September 13, 2024
A look at public service record of Pravin Gordhan:
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