Pravin Gordhan’s parting thoughts

As he reflects on his five years as the minister of public enterprises, Gordhan writes on how his tenure was focused on the need to recover, renew and rebuild our SOEs

21 April 2024 - 00:02 By Pravin Gordhan

The end of the 6th administration presents us with an opportunity to take stock of the accomplishments that we believe have laid the foundation for a more sustainable future for our state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Coming into this portfolio in 2018, we were confronted with the reality of a very precarious backdrop to begin rescuing our strategic SOEs from state capture. This work must be carried over into the 7th administration to consolidate some of the progress that we have championed for the past five years...

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