PUBLIC Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will bow out of public service with little to nothing to cheer about at the end of the current administration’s term.
That is true of most of his Cabinet colleagues who have decided not to avail themselves after the May 29 election.
However, the unique thing about Gordhan is that his last stint as minister has been one to forget.
He leaves behind a trail of destruction of the country’s state-owned companies that will take years to fix.
Sure, he will blame the years of state capture for the mess that Eskom, Transnet and Denel have become. His critics have pointed out that this was part of a strategy to shield himself from being held accountable. There may be merit to that argument.
After all,…
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Cape Times (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2024-03-14