Provin Gordhan has sadly passed away.

The former minister of Minister of Public Enterprises Provin Gordhan has passed away at the age of 75.

 

Gordhan passing was announced by his family in the early hours of the morning. In the released statement the family said that he passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his family, closest friends and his lifelong Comrades in the liberation struggle.

Gordhan was a committed political activist since his teenage years. He elected to retire from active politics after this year's general election to spend time with his family.

His last portfolio in the South African Cabinet was Minister of Public Enterprises, from 2018 to 2024, after serving two terms as Minister of Finance, from 2009 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2017. 

He also served as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2014 to 2015.

In a distinguished career - from March 1999 to 2009 - he was the Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and transformed SARS into a world-class tax and customs administration.

May his soul rest in peace.