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.
A veteran anti-apartheid activist and high-ranking member of the African National Congress, Gordhan made a name for himself within government by leading an overhaul of the national tax agency years before serving under Zuma.
Finance MinisterZuma was appointed president in 2009—weeks after prosecutors dropped charges against him of taking bribes from arms dealers—and tapped Gordhan to replace Manuel as finance minister.
After winning a second term in 2014, Zuma assigned the finance portfolio to Nhlanhla Nene and named Gordhan as cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister.
Rolling blackoutsCyril Ramaphosa, who succeeded Zuma, named Gordhan as his public enterprises minister and tasked him with turning around mismanaged, cash-strapped state companies.

Former South African Minister Pravin Gordhan Dies at 75