AIthough praising former minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan for certain successes, some experts have lambasted his many failures in the several departments he led, saying he had been struggling to maintain his values.
Independent political analyst Sandile Swana said Gordhan was part of the group that destroyed the state.
Political economy analyst Daniel Silke said Gordhan had some integrity, but failed to correct the decline in public enterprises.
Swana said Gordhan was not immune to the post-Polokwane political destruction of the country and its economy.
Under former president Thabo Mbeki, Gordhan was able to modernise the SA Revenue Service (Sars), said Swana.
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