Pravin Gordhan

2022 - 7 - 8

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Chaos and abuse at Gordhan event as he warns of State Capture 2.0 (News24)

Minister Pravin Gordhan was whisked away by security when an event he addressed on Thursday descended into chaos, with a group claiming to be students ...

Gordhan’s speech largely dealt with what he said was an emerging force in politics and society that wanted to return the country back to corruption and a new form of state capture. Similarly, the dissemination of fake news and disinformation started immediately after this event," the statement said. When Fin24 managed to get the microphone, a member with an ANC jacket immediately jumped in and wrested it away. Fraser alleged that $4 million (around R64 million) which had been hidden in furniture at the farm was stolen. "We need to be frank with you and say there are a number of countervailing forces that will say that SOEs must remain in the old form. When the speech ended, the group, which eventually spread out through the auditorium where the event was being held, refused to let any other attendees ask questions.

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Amid heckling, Pravin Gordhan warns of state capture 2.0 (Mail and Guardian)

The minister's address on Thursday night was disrupted by a group of hecklers that he accused of being 'paid servants' of those who want to see corruption ...

“This rise in inflation and the consequent rise in prices is also going to have political connotations,” Gordhan said. But is it the case that we have created a vacuum, through political and other means, for the presence of people who actually want to continue with extracting resources from the state for their own purposes?” A settlement was reached between Eskom and labour earlier this week, presumably setting the utility on the course towards recovery. The commission’s chair, chief justice Raymond Zondo, also dedicated a section of his report to governance at state-owned entities, undermined over the years through corruption. One audience member called for Gordhan, and Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter to resign, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did earlier in the day. “So we have gotten rid of one set of thugs and rogues.

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Pravin Gordhan heckled at Wits lecture on SOE reforms after state ... (TimesLIVE)

Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan was heckled by attendees at a public lecture in Johannesburg on Thursday evening.

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Pravin Gordhan hits back: 'I will not be intimidated' (Citizen)

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan hit back at a small group of Wits University students who disrupted a lecture he delivered on State-Owned ...

“The clique was clearly briefed by political forces intent on creating disruption and instability in South Africa. Their aim was not to engage but to intimidate us,” said the department. The conduct by the disruptors posing as guests was appalling, to say the least,” said the department in a statement. The minister was invited to deliver a public lecture to mark the Wits University Centenary celebrations on Thursday night, but the event was disrupted by a handful of students, who hurled insults at Gordhan and accused him of ‘stealing Eskom.’

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Gordhan threatened at Wits event (eNCA)

A Wits School of Governance event featuring Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan ended in mayhem.

A Wits School of Governance event featuring Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan ended in mayhem. A Wits School of Governance event featuring Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan ended in mayhem. JOHANNESBURG - A Wits School of Governance event featuring Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan ended in mayhem.

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WATCH: Pravin Gordhan chased out of Wits lecture by students (The South African)

Attendees of the Wits School of Governance lecture bombarded Pravin Gordhan with questions about the mess as Eskom and other SOEs.

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Minister Pravin Gordhan Condemns the Disruptions at Wits ... (Briefly)

The Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan released a statement condemning the conduct of a group of students who attended the Wits University lecture.

He also said that he was the target of a racist attack. That is why we need leaders who have their hearts in the best interest of the country. “Some of the ANC grandpa’s think they own South Africa. This country belongs to all South Africans. It is not a one-man show. In a statement shared by SABC News, Gordhan said the group of “disruptors” posed as guests and were briefed by political forces to create disruptions and instability in the country. It added that it would continue engaging stakeholders without fear to teach South Africans the truth about corruption. He said that the aim of the group was to intimidate rather than engage.

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'Pravin Must Go' says Wits Students (Independent Online)

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has condemned the "unruly behaviour" of Wits students after some of the students booed and heckled him on ...

This is the minister of South Africa, and he is not the minister of Wits," said the student. You were responsible for disbursing the budget, and you were responsible, therefore, for ensuring that money was spent wisely, but there were cracks in between. Minister, you sat there in the 10 wasted years, and nine of those, you were minister of finance. You are not going to intimidate us. You are the people that want corruption to continue. This is after the minister accused some in the audience of wanting corruption to continue, saying:"You are the people I am talking about.

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Spat between Minister Gordhan, Wits students a sign of frustration ... (SABC News)

Political Analyst Levy Ndou says, yesterday's spat between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Wits University Students is a sign that, ...

Gordhan is just the latest minister to face hostility during a public appearance. “It is quite normal that, as we move to the ANC’s Elective Conference – there will be tensions, especially among those who have the interest to occupy positions in the party. Students expressed their frustration over the fact that Gordhan is talking about good governance, yet the country’s State-Owned Entities are in a chaotic state. You, all of you speak the same language. You are the paid servants of the people I’m talking about, people who want corruption to continue. And today, he is giving us un-ending load shedding.”

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Pravin Gordhan hits back: 'I will not be intimidated' (Citizen)

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan hit back at a small group of Wits University students who disrupted a lecture he delivered on State-Owned ...

“The clique was clearly briefed by political forces intent on creating disruption and instability in South Africa. Their aim was not to engage but to intimidate us,” said the department. The conduct by the disruptors posing as guests was appalling, to say the least,” said the department in a statement. “We condemn in the strongest terms the unruly behaviour of a small clique who was hell-bent on disrupting the lecture.

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