Pravin Gordhan, Who Defied South African Leader Zuma, Dies

  • He said ‘rent-seekers’ had their eyes on state coffers
  • Earlier, he had led overhaul of South Africa’s tax agency
WATCH: Pravin Gordhan, who held three positions in South Africa’s cabinet and won plaudits for standing up to Jacob Zuma during his scandal-marred presidency, has died. He was 75.  Source: Bloomberg
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Pravin Gordhan, who held three positions in South Africa’s cabinet and won plaudits for standing up to Jacob Zuma during his scandal-marred presidency, has died. He was 75.

Gordhan died in hospital in the early hours of Friday morning after battling cancer, his family said in an emailed statement.