Former South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, who passed away on September 13 at age 75, was brought to his Pretoria East home for the final time. Memorial services will be held in Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal before his burial.
The body of the late former minister Pravin Gordhan leaving home in Groenkloof, east of Pretoria, after the viewing. Picture: Oupa Mokoena / Independent News papersThe body of former Cabinet minister Pravin Gordhan was on Tuesday brought to his Pretoria East home for the last time before memorial service s in Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal, where he will be laid to rest.
Neeshan Balton, executive director of Ahmed Kathrada Foundation said in all the different areas where Gordhan served, the former minister strived for excellence and part of his hard work is what South Africans are enjoying today. The Presidency said the funeral would encompass ceremonial elements performed by the South African Police Service .
“Do the right thing at all times. Do it for the interest of people, make government work for the interest of people. Expose corruption, expose malpractices, demand the best from public services for the people of South Africa – that is what I think he would have wanted,” said Balton.
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