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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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.

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

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

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

10 min read