Charming, at times brutal, Gordhan was a complex man
15 September 2024 - 00:00
Why persist with the Ramaphosa 2017 campaign when it's obvious he will lose, I asked Pravin Gordhan around June that year. The Ramaphosa campaign was weak and the provincial barons that ran the ANC were on the other side. “You don't fight to win,” he said. “You fight out of conviction; in the end, if you win, you win.” ..
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