Pravin Gordhan, who joined the anti-apartheid movement in the 1970s before rising to the top levels of South Africa’s democratically elected government, died on Friday morning after a short battle with cancer at the age of 75.
Until June, he had been a cabinet minister under President Cyril Ramaphosa with oversight of the country’s state-owned enterprises. He held several ministerial roles over the past 15 years, including two stints as finance minister.
Gordhan died in hospital in…
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