Pravin Gordhan said : "there are a whole lot waiting in the queue as well," "If there is anything that keeps me awake, it is the lack of urgency on the part of the law-enforcement side, because we have to act as a whole of state on all of these matters"

news24 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 12:42:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “There is absolutely going to be one voice as we go forward into 2022 and one direction that we want to go in as well,”

businessday Monday, November 29, 2021 12:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “He has my 150% backing. Eskom is an entity that has gone through a difficult time and the challenges in Eskom are not easy ones, given the problems that we’ve had with corruption and what we call state capture in SA,” “We need to take extra measures to give him the support he requires”

businessday Monday, November 29, 2021 12:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “He has my 150% backing. Eskom is an entity that has gone through a difficult time and the challenges in Eskom are not easy ones, given the problems that we’ve had with corruption and what we call state capture in South Africa,” “We need to take extra measures to give him the support he requires”

miningweekly Monday, November 29, 2021 11:43:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "There is absolutely going to be one voice as we go forward into 2022 and one direction that we want to go in as well,"

news24 Monday, November 29, 2021 10:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "He has my 150% backing. Eskom is an entity that has gone through a difficult time and the challenges in Eskom are not easy ones, given the problems that we’ve had with corruption and what we call state capture in South Africa," "We need to take extra measures to give him the support he requires"

news24 Monday, November 29, 2021 10:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Uhuru Kenyatta ) : "Today is another demonstration of President Kenyatta's determination to see how we could take the relationship between the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of South Africa to a completely new level and built around commercial relations, trade relations,"

AfricaNews-English Wednesday, November 24, 2021 11:41:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The ideal SOE is one the provides strategic service, provides value, is not a market interventionist alone but drive and sustain our economic recovery. It is this that informs what we will decide when it comes to our SOEs, which ones we keep and which ones we let go of,"

news24 Wednesday, November 24, 2021 9:46:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Transnet is quiet a unique state owned entity in the sense that...it has a port division, a port terminal division, an important rail division, a pipeline division that transports fuel from the coast to the inland and the engineering component,”

sanews Wednesday, November 24, 2021 1:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Why is it that each time we think we are reaching stability within the system, we have tweets coming from certain quarters — and no sooner the tweets come, one or other part of the plant experiences some kind of disruption? Unfortunately there hasn’t been the kind of attention [on these concerns] required in order to figure out what is really going on,”

businessday Wednesday, November 17, 2021 8:08:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Negotiations will now take place at a technical level to determine if offers are compatible with South Africa's financial requirements and capabilities Until negotiations are completed, we will keep the national assembly informed,"

news24 Wednesday, November 17, 2021 6:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “There were design faults, there were construction faults, there were construction strikes. There were massive overruns in terms of time and cost, and of course, there was corruption,” “Some people are in court at the moment and more people are likely to land in court for their role in that particular regard. Those two plants are not as effective as they should be and Kusile has three units operating, but there's another three units that will come into operation over the next three years”

iol Friday, October 29, 2021 11:30:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Some people are in court at the moment and more people are likely to land in court for their role in that particular regard. Those two plants are not as effective as they should be and Kusile has three units operating, but there's another three units that will come into operation over the next three years,”

the-star Friday, October 29, 2021 11:21:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Load shedding will stop over the weekend and there will be no load shedding from Monday unless an unexpected event happens,” “Elections will not be distracted in any way, contingent measures have been put in place to ensure that”

citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 7:29:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Commission ) : “From the information provided to us, it is clear that the elections process will not be disrupted by a lack of electricity supply,” “There will be 23 148 voting stations, 16 000 of these stations in areas that are supplied with electricity by Eskom, and the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) procured 14 000 [items] of lighting equipment for voting stations that are outside Eskom’s supply areas,”

citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 6:19:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The scanners used at the voting stations were pre-charged with a 12-hour battery life,”

citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 6:19:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The electricity system in SA urgently requires more megawatts. It is now urgent. Securing the right amount of private investment must be sped up,"

news24 Friday, October 29, 2021 12:02:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about On Thursday ) : “Overnight, 2,000 MW of power will be returned to power and the system will be downgraded from level 4 to level 3. On Thursday and Friday, there will be a downgrade from level 3 to level 2. Load shedding will stop over the weekend and there will be no load shedding from Monday unless an unexpected event happens,” “Elections will not be distracted in any way, contingent measures have been put in place to ensure that”

citizen Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:42:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “Congratulations on a wonderful political speech,”

citizen Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:42:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The following is likely to happen over the next few days,” “The first is that overnight 1 000MW of power will be sent to operations. And as a result, it is expected that the system will be downgraded from a level four load-shedding to level two or level three load-shedding. Then overnight [on Thursday] and Friday, a few more 1 000MW units will be put back as a result of units returning to operations and that will result in a downgrade from level three to level two. Over the weekend, load-shedding announced by the management will stop, which means that South Africans go to the polls on Monday,”

mg Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:46:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Whatever our frustrations are... with the performance of the coal power stations, it is important that we are focused on getting the operations right at Eskom,"

news24 Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Pay will be directly related to performance. If your particular power station is not performing at the rate that it is capable of performing, then the necessary consequences must actually follow. “The chief executive and senior management will also ensure that there are senior people on the ground... to instil the right kind of urgency and vigilance at all levels of Eskom, particularly at the power station level,"

sanews Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:07:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The chief executive and senior management will also ensure that there are senior people on the ground… to instil the right kind of urgency and vigilance at all levels of Eskom, particularly at the power station level,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The following is likely to happen over the next few days,”

mg Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “This kind of lackadaisical approach and lack of rigour and diligence … is unacceptable, there must be appropriate consequence management where we come across these sorts of things,”

mg Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan added : “It’s important that we focus on going beyond load-shedding and I can assure you that, over the next few days everything possible will be done … on election day, and possibly on the days leading up to the election day as well [and] extraordinary measures will have to be taken in order to find the appropriate support that Eskom requires in order to fulfil its function,”

mg Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “State capture had massive implications for Eskom’s repair work,”

citizen Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about On Thursday ) : “Overnight, 2,000 MW of power will be returned to power and the system will be downgraded from level 4 to level 3. On Thursday and Friday, there will be a downgrade from level 3 to level 2. Load shedding will stop over the weekend and there will be no load shedding from Monday unless an unexpected event happens,” “Elections will not be distracted in any way, contingent measures have been put in place to ensure that”

citizen Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Eskom and the government are doing everything possible to ensure elections can go ahead without disruption,"

news24 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 9:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Far more needs to be done in terms of the energy system in SA to reach a point of energy security for economic growth,"

news24 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 9:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “We will continue to ask our colleagues at Transnet to make more facilities available, and also to increase the efficiency of the logistics system far more substantially than might have happened until now,”

sanews Friday, October 15, 2021 12:52:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "South Africa is well positioned to obtain concessional finance both for the country-wide climate transition and the electricity transition in particular,"

news24 Thursday, September 30, 2021 9:53:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "We then appointed a transaction advisor to screen these, because often in these types of situations you get people expressing an interest, but not having the money. That narrowed them down to about five,"

news24 Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:14:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Government will retain a 'golden share' in SAA, which will ensure that the flag is retained, that it remains domiciled in the country, and issues such as transformation goals remain upper-most"

the-star Monday, June 14, 2021 7:50:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "This is a demonstration of South Africa's ability to develop an entirely homegrown solution to successfully relaunch SAA as a sustainable, competitive and transformed airline and once again so that we understand this clearly so that this airline is not dependent on the fiscus,"

eyewitness-news Friday, June 11, 2021 11:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan déclaré : "Le gouvernement a accepté que le partenaire financier détienne 51% des parts et le gouvernement 49%"

tv5 Friday, June 11, 2021 7:21:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “With this partnership, we believe we are closer to achieving the important objective of having a sustainable national airline,”

ngrguardiannews Friday, June 11, 2021 6:40:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "With this partnership, we believe we are closer to achieving the important objective of having a sustainable national airline,"

afp-en Friday, June 11, 2021 6:02:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The government has agreed that the financial partner will hold 51% of the shares and the government 49%"

AfricaNews-English Friday, June 11, 2021 4:46:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Once again, so that we understand this clearly, this airline is not dependent on the fiscus,”

sanews Friday, June 11, 2021 3:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan déclaré : "Le gouvernement a accepté que le partenaire financier détienne 51% des parts et le gouvernement 49%"

AfricaNews-French Friday, June 11, 2021 2:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The objective of the consortium is to relaunch a viable and scalable airline that is not dependent on the fiscus,”

dailymaverick Friday, June 11, 2021 1:57:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The objective of bringing in an equity partner to SAA is to augment it with the required technical, financial and operational expertise to ensure a sustainable, agile and viable South African airline. SAA will contribute to the venture, the brand, the flag, landing slots, route licences, lounges and a successful loyalty programme (Voyager),” “The government will retain a ‘golden share’ in SAA which will ensure that the flag is retained, that it remains domiciled in the country and issues such as transformation goals remain uppermost”

citizen Friday, June 11, 2021 1:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Government and the ANC [have] indicated over some time the intention to restructure SAA. The airline was placed into business rescue in December 2019 and since then our objective has been to ensure a viable and competitive airline and once launched, not reliant on the fiscus,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Let the business be run on an efficient basis with all shareholders being served well,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Once the due diligence exercise is completed, we will keep the public further informed about the exact launch dates and more,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "anything could happen to them, let us go through the period of evaluation. We will be careful about how we look after staff and they might even have a stake in the new airline"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan concluded : "As far as new airline is concerned, government will not be putting in more money. The name SAA will be retained but anyone with interesting designs and ideas, please submit them,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan déclaré : "Le gouvernement a accepté que le partenaire financier détienne 51% des parts et le gouvernement 49%"

afp-fr Friday, June 11, 2021 11:59:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Government is pleased that all the elements have been brought together for a leading and sustainable Pan-African airline to emerge and that this will be done without any future reliance on the fiscus”

gov-za Friday, June 11, 2021 11:57:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “How much is the equity partner putting in, as I have said more than R3bn. All the other subsidiaries are being evaluated,”

iol Friday, June 11, 2021 11:34:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “With this partnership, we believe we are closer to achieving the important objective of having a sustainable national airline,”

news-yahoo Friday, June 11, 2021 11:25:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “All of us must focus our undivided attention to those who stole our money, to those who actively collaborated, to those businesses and professionals who enabled this theft and to those professionals and others who dedicated their energies to defend the corrupt,”

eyewitness-news Thursday, May 27, 2021 11:04:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “It is highly regrettable that Denel last paid full salaries in May 2020. The current amount owing to employees is about R500m. The business has subsequently experienced a loss of critical skills to both domestic and foreign companies,”

iol Thursday, May 27, 2021 1:13:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The management of Eskom’s debt is one of the key priorities to return the entity onto a sustainable path,” “The entity is continuing to implement its cost-reduction initiative, with a saving of 13.5 billion rand achieved in the 2021 financial year”

dailymaverick Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:17:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “is an interactive process between Eskom, the Department of Public Enterprises and other parties such as the Public Investment Corporation,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:17:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan insisted : “There are some concrete proposals on the table in this regard,”

miningweekly Tuesday, May 25, 2021 5:17:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “clean energy transitions must be fair and inclusive, leaving nobody behind”

miningweekly Tuesday, May 25, 2021 5:17:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Our approach is a holistic, systemic one, for our problems are indeed systemic and not superficial,"

longbeachstar Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The business rescue process has ended at SAA in April 2021. I want to express regret and solidarity to the employees at SAA. This has been a difficult process. But we are close to achieving our objectives. A viable airline, not depending on the fiscus, with the agility to cope with uncertain times," "The acquisition of a strategic equity partner is at an advanced stage and could be concluded in the next four to six weeks. At the same time decisions will be made on the future of subsidiaries,"

longbeachstar Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The process includes the finalised divisionalisation and launching of three divisions, each with its own profit and loss account and 6 773 employees and been moved from corporate functions to divisions, in preparation of legal separation,"

longbeachstar Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I’m well and working hard for the country. This is clearly created by the corrupt and desperate elements in South Africa who wish to go on stealing, neglect the poor and abuse public resources”

citizen Monday, May 17, 2021 9:04:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "I’m well and working hard for the country. This is clearly mischief created by the corrupt and desperate elements in South Africa who wish to go on stealing, neglect the poor and abuse public resources,"

news24 Sunday, May 16, 2021 5:39:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Eskom is in the process of quantifying the losses incurred and the parties against whom legal actions should be taken. Counsel has been engaged to advise on the merits of intended action,”

the-star Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:45:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan added : "It must be clear that this is not a bailout. This is the provision of financial assistance in order to facilitate a radical restructure of the airline,"

bulawayo24 Friday, May 7, 2021 1:59:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I don’t talk to Independent (Media), thank you bye-bye”

iol Wednesday, May 5, 2021 3:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “TNPA has set aside sufficient funds for the relocation of its head office staff compliment based in its Parktown, Johannesburg offices, as well as its satellite head office in Kingsmead Durban,” “The budget estimate is constituted by a variety of project elements such as the refurbishment of the eMendi building at the Port of Ngqura, transportation of furniture and associated assets, provision of temporary accommodation for employees, as well as the incentives dedicated to the relocation of employees as per the Transnet relocation and transfer policy, which practice is not unusual for companies,”

iol Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “In addition, there are specific anti-intrusion systems that are in the process of being implemented along the pipeline system,”

news24 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 11:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I want to state emphatically that I would never, and nor did I in any way, seek to influence the chief justice, whose independence I have always respected,” “As a member of the executive branch of the state, I am very conscious of the fact that our democracy is based on the separation of powers and the relative independence of the judiciary, legislature and executive,”

mg Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:55:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Any misrepresentation, wilfully or not, of the 6 April 2016 meeting with the chief justice, by political actors who want to defend state capture and corruption, is highly regrettable”

mg Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:55:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “as a member of the executive branch of the state, I am very conscious of the fact that our democracy is based on the separation of powers and the relative independence of the judiciary, legislature and executive.”

businessday Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:49:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Commission ) : "I have only ever engaged the Chief Justice in my official, professional capacity on several occasions, regarding matters such as: “Recommendations of the Commission on the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, at a time when the fiscus was constrained due to the impact of the global financial crisis; a courtesy, on the appointment of retired judges to perform certain functions (for example, on the appointment of retired Judge Ngoepe as the Tax Ombud); the separation of the budget of the judiciary from that of the Department of Justice"

iol Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:06:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan stated : "Judge Pillay is a friend and comrade of long-standing. She was also the partner of the late Mr Yunus Mahomed (who passed away in 2008), a close comrade in the anti-apartheid struggle and with whom I worked in the formation of civics, in the UDF, and the ANC underground in the 1970s and 1980s"

iol Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:06:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The CJ responded. I then left,"

news24 Wednesday, April 14, 2021 4:30:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I believe the report was issued when it was issued, with the findings and remedial action it contained, so as to enable a renewal of an ongoing political campaign against me by proponents of ‘state capture’ and defenders of corruption,”

citizen Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "I believe the report was issued when it was issued, with the findings and remedial action it contained, so as to enable a renewal of an ongoing political campaign against me by proponents of 'state capture' and defenders of corruption,"

news24 Wednesday, April 7, 2021 1:55:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The Auditor-General said, given the business rescue status of SAA, they had not conducted any audits. So, we have to go back to the Auditor-General to find out what the process would be once SAA is out of business rescue to see how financials could be made available,"

news24 Saturday, April 3, 2021 12:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Both judgments found against the Public Protector. There were criticisms of one or two paragraphs in my affidavit,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:10:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : “I deny that completely and emphatically”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:10:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Both judgments found against the Public Protector. There were criticisms of one or two paragraphs in my affidavit,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:37:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : “I deny that completely and emphatically”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:37:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I had some direct information. At the time I used ‘gossip’ but I did not rely entirely on gossip,”

citizen Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “State capture can relate to damage caused to the human resource capacity an institution has,”

citizen Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “since you knew about it since 2016”

citizen Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Since we last met there have been two judgements on certain reports from the High Court. It (report) had not been set aside but there is commentary on the report,"

iol Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:14:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "I agree and note what the Constitutional Court's view on the matter is,"

iol Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:14:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Given its systemic nature Eskom's transformation will accelerate reform in the energy sector more broadly,"

news24 Thursday, March 11, 2021 9:04:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “There has been some mix-up between the letters (of 12 and 19 February)…”

dailymaverick Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Cooperation between the executive and Parliament is as important as accountability itself,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The broad direction will be known in the next three to five months in terms of where the debt goes and it won’t necessarily be a burden on the fiscus — there might be more creative ways of finding solutions,”

clubofmozambique Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:48:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The broad direction will be known in the next three to five months in terms of where the debt goes and it won’t necessarily be a burden on the fiscus — there might be more creative ways of finding solutions,”

businessday Friday, February 12, 2021 7:37:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "What we have embarked on is not an easy road. But we are doing all we can and working hard to restore the operational and financial viability of the SOEs,"

allafrica Friday, February 5, 2021 3:10:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Our brand as national flag carrier should be delivering the very important commodity here and travel across the continent to deliver it. That is, however, still a matter for discussion [with the rescue practitioners],"

news24 Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:31:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "We cannot give details at this point as the state then loses its competitiveness. We have a shortlist produced by a consulting firm and provided that to the interim board. And once we have the final numbers on the cost of the rescue process, we will make it available to the committee so you can call the rescue practitioners at some point and we will then also give our version at that time,"

news24 Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:31:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “As long as SAA is still under business rescue, the board doesn’t have any say on the institution. SAA facilities will be utilised for the transportation of the vaccine from around the world, as well as around the country,”

mg Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I have given instructions that as much money [as possible] must be saved by SAA. We will continue to do the best we can for the sake of the country and SAA, on the other hand,”

mg Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “We are satisfied that the report is a product of a wholly irrational process bereft of any sound legal or factual basis,”

eyewitness-news Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:00:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Eskom as an institution is very much in a transition phase in the past two years or so. It’s trying to remove itself from the grips of State capture both by political forces and by economic players as well,”

sanews Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Eskom is acting wherever it can against corruption, both in terms of individuals and companies. Part of the actions to stop corruption requires effort and assistance from the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) partners, working together with Public Enterprises and Eskom leadership, to reinstate public and business confidence in Eskom,”

sanews Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “As we move into 2021, Eskom’s just transition becomes a very important national objective for all of us in relation to meeting climate-change commitments ,”

mg Tuesday, December 8, 2020 10:06:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded : “You say it became apparent to Sars that it had to gather intelligence and investigate organised crime. Do you remember that?”

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 5:52:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan : "I disclosed it to you. If I wanted to hide it, I could have hidden it but I disclosed it, voluntarily"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : "I'll check during lunchtime and come back"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Obviously not, it was a manner of speaking,”

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded ( about Nhlanhla Nene ) : “To rob a bank you must capture the vault. So do you accept that [the] treasury was at the nucleus of the project … Treasury was a key component. So for more than seven or nine years you and Mr [Nhlanhla] Nene were entrusted with treasury by Mr Zuma?”

mg Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:53:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The late Auditor-General (Kimi Makwetu) lodged a complaint about the payment of the bonuses and Mr Moyane threatened to take him to court. Mr Moyane also refused to discuss measures to review the new operating model at Sars. He did not allow an inquiry into what was going on at Sars,”

the-star Tuesday, December 1, 2020 10:24:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan : "It might be correct. I have to check the records"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan : "Well, I reject your understanding and what you are putting to me"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I reject with absolute contempt any suggestion that there is racism involved in my interactions,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Dali Mpofu ) : “I take it the way it comes, Mr Mpofu,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Part of State Capture is to take control of an institution either at a board level or CEO level, so this is the CEO level. Secondly, it’s to protect yourself from any interrogation or transparency in relation to the kind of damage that is caused within the institution,” “So the refusal to discuss the operating mode, the question of bonuses all add up to that kind of refusal and the third is then go about repurposing an institution or parts of an institution”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The late Auditor-General (Kimi Makwetu) lodged a complaint about the payment of the bonuses and Mr Moyane threatened to take him to court. Mr Moyane also refused to discuss measures to review the new operating model at Sars. He did not allow an inquiry into what was going at Sars,”

iol Monday, November 30, 2020 11:41:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded : “Yes, with the limited knowledge that was available then,”

citizen Monday, November 30, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded : “Gossip is a terrible thing to rely on,”

citizen Monday, November 30, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I’m not sure where this is going,”

citizen Monday, November 30, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Tom Monyane ) : "Now outside of my knowledge there's of course information about various meetings with Bain & Company at Nkandla and elsewhere very much prior to Mr Moyane's appointment at Sars and the implications that could be drawn on including, and this is again outside of my knowledge,"

eyewitness-news Monday, November 30, 2020 4:24:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : “The total cost of restructuring is R14bn, of which R10.5bn is required currently”

businessday Thursday, November 12, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "We have received a considerable number of expressions of interest from several financial institutions, private equity partners and airline operators,"

news24 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "It must be noted, SAA has a highly credible reputation both across the African continent and globally. It is an attractive proposition,"

news24 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The process has reached an advanced stage and we expect the process to be concluded by late December, early January, or early 2021. Due to the sensitive commercial nature of these negotiations, we are unable to pronounce at this stage on the details on the expressions of interest,”

eyewitness-news Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:52:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “We have been absolutely categorical in our discussions with our potential strategic equity partners that government is not going to put any money into this process other than the assets it already has,”

businessday Monday, November 9, 2020 5:41:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “We want to ensure there is no dependency on the fiscus as we get over the restructure line,”

dailymaverick Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:53:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : "I'm unable at this point in time to give further detail,"

iol Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “A second round of initiatives, arising from the ‘Eskom Compact’, will be initiated in the course of the next week and once we have greater certainty about the direction in which those processes will go we will inform the financial community and other stakeholders,”

miningweekly Friday, October 30, 2020 7:26:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Failure to allocate the funds would have resulted in the liquidation of the airline at the cost of more than R18.5-billion,”

iol Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:54:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan explicou : "Não há nenhuma obrigação legal de me apresentar a essa convocação dos Hawks. Não pretendo apresentar-se"

portalangop Wednesday, August 24, 2016 9:07:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "there are a whole lot waiting in the queue as well," "If there is anything that keeps me awake, it is the lack of urgency on the part of the law-enforcement side, because we have to act as a whole of state on all of these matters"

news24 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 12:42:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “There is absolutely going to be one voice as we go forward into 2022 and one direction that we want to go in as well,”

businessday Monday, November 29, 2021 12:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “He has my 150% backing. Eskom is an entity that has gone through a difficult time and the challenges in Eskom are not easy ones, given the problems that we’ve had with corruption and what we call state capture in SA,” “We need to take extra measures to give him the support he requires”

businessday Monday, November 29, 2021 12:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “He has my 150% backing. Eskom is an entity that has gone through a difficult time and the challenges in Eskom are not easy ones, given the problems that we’ve had with corruption and what we call state capture in South Africa,” “We need to take extra measures to give him the support he requires”

miningweekly Monday, November 29, 2021 11:43:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "There is absolutely going to be one voice as we go forward into 2022 and one direction that we want to go in as well,"

news24 Monday, November 29, 2021 10:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "He has my 150% backing. Eskom is an entity that has gone through a difficult time and the challenges in Eskom are not easy ones, given the problems that we’ve had with corruption and what we call state capture in South Africa," "We need to take extra measures to give him the support he requires"

news24 Monday, November 29, 2021 10:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Uhuru Kenyatta ) : "Today is another demonstration of President Kenyatta's determination to see how we could take the relationship between the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of South Africa to a completely new level and built around commercial relations, trade relations,"

AfricaNews-English Wednesday, November 24, 2021 11:41:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The ideal SOE is one the provides strategic service, provides value, is not a market interventionist alone but drive and sustain our economic recovery. It is this that informs what we will decide when it comes to our SOEs, which ones we keep and which ones we let go of,"

news24 Wednesday, November 24, 2021 9:46:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Transnet is quiet a unique state owned entity in the sense that...it has a port division, a port terminal division, an important rail division, a pipeline division that transports fuel from the coast to the inland and the engineering component,”

sanews Wednesday, November 24, 2021 1:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Why is it that each time we think we are reaching stability within the system, we have tweets coming from certain quarters — and no sooner the tweets come, one or other part of the plant experiences some kind of disruption? Unfortunately there hasn’t been the kind of attention [on these concerns] required in order to figure out what is really going on,”

businessday Wednesday, November 17, 2021 8:08:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Negotiations will now take place at a technical level to determine if offers are compatible with South Africa's financial requirements and capabilities Until negotiations are completed, we will keep the national assembly informed,"

news24 Wednesday, November 17, 2021 6:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “There were design faults, there were construction faults, there were construction strikes. There were massive overruns in terms of time and cost, and of course, there was corruption,” “Some people are in court at the moment and more people are likely to land in court for their role in that particular regard. Those two plants are not as effective as they should be and Kusile has three units operating, but there's another three units that will come into operation over the next three years”

iol Friday, October 29, 2021 11:30:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Some people are in court at the moment and more people are likely to land in court for their role in that particular regard. Those two plants are not as effective as they should be and Kusile has three units operating, but there's another three units that will come into operation over the next three years,”

the-star Friday, October 29, 2021 11:21:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Load shedding will stop over the weekend and there will be no load shedding from Monday unless an unexpected event happens,” “Elections will not be distracted in any way, contingent measures have been put in place to ensure that”

citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 7:29:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Commission ) : “From the information provided to us, it is clear that the elections process will not be disrupted by a lack of electricity supply,” “There will be 23 148 voting stations, 16 000 of these stations in areas that are supplied with electricity by Eskom, and the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) procured 14 000 [items] of lighting equipment for voting stations that are outside Eskom’s supply areas,”

citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 6:19:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The scanners used at the voting stations were pre-charged with a 12-hour battery life,”

citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 6:19:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The electricity system in SA urgently requires more megawatts. It is now urgent. Securing the right amount of private investment must be sped up,"

news24 Friday, October 29, 2021 12:02:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about On Thursday ) : “Overnight, 2,000 MW of power will be returned to power and the system will be downgraded from level 4 to level 3. On Thursday and Friday, there will be a downgrade from level 3 to level 2. Load shedding will stop over the weekend and there will be no load shedding from Monday unless an unexpected event happens,” “Elections will not be distracted in any way, contingent measures have been put in place to ensure that”

citizen Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:42:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “Congratulations on a wonderful political speech,”

citizen Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:42:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The following is likely to happen over the next few days,” “The first is that overnight 1 000MW of power will be sent to operations. And as a result, it is expected that the system will be downgraded from a level four load-shedding to level two or level three load-shedding. Then overnight [on Thursday] and Friday, a few more 1 000MW units will be put back as a result of units returning to operations and that will result in a downgrade from level three to level two. Over the weekend, load-shedding announced by the management will stop, which means that South Africans go to the polls on Monday,”

mg Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:46:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Whatever our frustrations are... with the performance of the coal power stations, it is important that we are focused on getting the operations right at Eskom,"

news24 Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Pay will be directly related to performance. If your particular power station is not performing at the rate that it is capable of performing, then the necessary consequences must actually follow. “The chief executive and senior management will also ensure that there are senior people on the ground... to instil the right kind of urgency and vigilance at all levels of Eskom, particularly at the power station level,"

sanews Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:07:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The chief executive and senior management will also ensure that there are senior people on the ground… to instil the right kind of urgency and vigilance at all levels of Eskom, particularly at the power station level,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The following is likely to happen over the next few days,”

mg Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “This kind of lackadaisical approach and lack of rigour and diligence … is unacceptable, there must be appropriate consequence management where we come across these sorts of things,”

mg Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan added : “It’s important that we focus on going beyond load-shedding and I can assure you that, over the next few days everything possible will be done … on election day, and possibly on the days leading up to the election day as well [and] extraordinary measures will have to be taken in order to find the appropriate support that Eskom requires in order to fulfil its function,”

mg Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “State capture had massive implications for Eskom’s repair work,”

citizen Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about On Thursday ) : “Overnight, 2,000 MW of power will be returned to power and the system will be downgraded from level 4 to level 3. On Thursday and Friday, there will be a downgrade from level 3 to level 2. Load shedding will stop over the weekend and there will be no load shedding from Monday unless an unexpected event happens,” “Elections will not be distracted in any way, contingent measures have been put in place to ensure that”

citizen Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Eskom and the government are doing everything possible to ensure elections can go ahead without disruption,"

news24 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 9:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Far more needs to be done in terms of the energy system in SA to reach a point of energy security for economic growth,"

news24 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 9:18:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “We will continue to ask our colleagues at Transnet to make more facilities available, and also to increase the efficiency of the logistics system far more substantially than might have happened until now,”

sanews Friday, October 15, 2021 12:52:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "South Africa is well positioned to obtain concessional finance both for the country-wide climate transition and the electricity transition in particular,"

news24 Thursday, September 30, 2021 9:53:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "We then appointed a transaction advisor to screen these, because often in these types of situations you get people expressing an interest, but not having the money. That narrowed them down to about five,"

news24 Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:14:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Government will retain a 'golden share' in SAA, which will ensure that the flag is retained, that it remains domiciled in the country, and issues such as transformation goals remain upper-most"

the-star Monday, June 14, 2021 7:50:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "This is a demonstration of South Africa's ability to develop an entirely homegrown solution to successfully relaunch SAA as a sustainable, competitive and transformed airline and once again so that we understand this clearly so that this airline is not dependent on the fiscus,"

eyewitness-news Friday, June 11, 2021 11:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan déclaré : "Le gouvernement a accepté que le partenaire financier détienne 51% des parts et le gouvernement 49%"

tv5 Friday, June 11, 2021 7:21:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “With this partnership, we believe we are closer to achieving the important objective of having a sustainable national airline,”

ngrguardiannews Friday, June 11, 2021 6:40:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "With this partnership, we believe we are closer to achieving the important objective of having a sustainable national airline,"

afp-en Friday, June 11, 2021 6:02:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The government has agreed that the financial partner will hold 51% of the shares and the government 49%"

AfricaNews-English Friday, June 11, 2021 4:46:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Once again, so that we understand this clearly, this airline is not dependent on the fiscus,”

sanews Friday, June 11, 2021 3:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan déclaré : "Le gouvernement a accepté que le partenaire financier détienne 51% des parts et le gouvernement 49%"

AfricaNews-French Friday, June 11, 2021 2:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The objective of the consortium is to relaunch a viable and scalable airline that is not dependent on the fiscus,”

dailymaverick Friday, June 11, 2021 1:57:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The objective of bringing in an equity partner to SAA is to augment it with the required technical, financial and operational expertise to ensure a sustainable, agile and viable South African airline. SAA will contribute to the venture, the brand, the flag, landing slots, route licences, lounges and a successful loyalty programme (Voyager),” “The government will retain a ‘golden share’ in SAA which will ensure that the flag is retained, that it remains domiciled in the country and issues such as transformation goals remain uppermost”

citizen Friday, June 11, 2021 1:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Government and the ANC [have] indicated over some time the intention to restructure SAA. The airline was placed into business rescue in December 2019 and since then our objective has been to ensure a viable and competitive airline and once launched, not reliant on the fiscus,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Let the business be run on an efficient basis with all shareholders being served well,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Once the due diligence exercise is completed, we will keep the public further informed about the exact launch dates and more,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "anything could happen to them, let us go through the period of evaluation. We will be careful about how we look after staff and they might even have a stake in the new airline"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan concluded : "As far as new airline is concerned, government will not be putting in more money. The name SAA will be retained but anyone with interesting designs and ideas, please submit them,"

news24 Friday, June 11, 2021 1:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan déclaré : "Le gouvernement a accepté que le partenaire financier détienne 51% des parts et le gouvernement 49%"

afp-fr Friday, June 11, 2021 11:59:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Government is pleased that all the elements have been brought together for a leading and sustainable Pan-African airline to emerge and that this will be done without any future reliance on the fiscus”

gov-za Friday, June 11, 2021 11:57:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “How much is the equity partner putting in, as I have said more than R3bn. All the other subsidiaries are being evaluated,”

iol Friday, June 11, 2021 11:34:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “With this partnership, we believe we are closer to achieving the important objective of having a sustainable national airline,”

news-yahoo Friday, June 11, 2021 11:25:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “All of us must focus our undivided attention to those who stole our money, to those who actively collaborated, to those businesses and professionals who enabled this theft and to those professionals and others who dedicated their energies to defend the corrupt,”

eyewitness-news Thursday, May 27, 2021 11:04:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “It is highly regrettable that Denel last paid full salaries in May 2020. The current amount owing to employees is about R500m. The business has subsequently experienced a loss of critical skills to both domestic and foreign companies,”

iol Thursday, May 27, 2021 1:13:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The management of Eskom’s debt is one of the key priorities to return the entity onto a sustainable path,” “The entity is continuing to implement its cost-reduction initiative, with a saving of 13.5 billion rand achieved in the 2021 financial year”

dailymaverick Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:17:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “is an interactive process between Eskom, the Department of Public Enterprises and other parties such as the Public Investment Corporation,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:17:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan insisted : “There are some concrete proposals on the table in this regard,”

miningweekly Tuesday, May 25, 2021 5:17:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “clean energy transitions must be fair and inclusive, leaving nobody behind”

miningweekly Tuesday, May 25, 2021 5:17:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Our approach is a holistic, systemic one, for our problems are indeed systemic and not superficial,"

longbeachstar Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The business rescue process has ended at SAA in April 2021. I want to express regret and solidarity to the employees at SAA. This has been a difficult process. But we are close to achieving our objectives. A viable airline, not depending on the fiscus, with the agility to cope with uncertain times," "The acquisition of a strategic equity partner is at an advanced stage and could be concluded in the next four to six weeks. At the same time decisions will be made on the future of subsidiaries,"

longbeachstar Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The process includes the finalised divisionalisation and launching of three divisions, each with its own profit and loss account and 6 773 employees and been moved from corporate functions to divisions, in preparation of legal separation,"

longbeachstar Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:27:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I’m well and working hard for the country. This is clearly created by the corrupt and desperate elements in South Africa who wish to go on stealing, neglect the poor and abuse public resources”

citizen Monday, May 17, 2021 9:04:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "I’m well and working hard for the country. This is clearly mischief created by the corrupt and desperate elements in South Africa who wish to go on stealing, neglect the poor and abuse public resources,"

news24 Sunday, May 16, 2021 5:39:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Eskom is in the process of quantifying the losses incurred and the parties against whom legal actions should be taken. Counsel has been engaged to advise on the merits of intended action,”

the-star Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:45:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan added : "It must be clear that this is not a bailout. This is the provision of financial assistance in order to facilitate a radical restructure of the airline,"

bulawayo24 Friday, May 7, 2021 1:59:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I don’t talk to Independent (Media), thank you bye-bye”

iol Wednesday, May 5, 2021 3:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “TNPA has set aside sufficient funds for the relocation of its head office staff compliment based in its Parktown, Johannesburg offices, as well as its satellite head office in Kingsmead Durban,” “The budget estimate is constituted by a variety of project elements such as the refurbishment of the eMendi building at the Port of Ngqura, transportation of furniture and associated assets, provision of temporary accommodation for employees, as well as the incentives dedicated to the relocation of employees as per the Transnet relocation and transfer policy, which practice is not unusual for companies,”

iol Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “In addition, there are specific anti-intrusion systems that are in the process of being implemented along the pipeline system,”

news24 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 11:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I want to state emphatically that I would never, and nor did I in any way, seek to influence the chief justice, whose independence I have always respected,” “As a member of the executive branch of the state, I am very conscious of the fact that our democracy is based on the separation of powers and the relative independence of the judiciary, legislature and executive,”

mg Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:55:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Any misrepresentation, wilfully or not, of the 6 April 2016 meeting with the chief justice, by political actors who want to defend state capture and corruption, is highly regrettable”

mg Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:55:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “as a member of the executive branch of the state, I am very conscious of the fact that our democracy is based on the separation of powers and the relative independence of the judiciary, legislature and executive.”

businessday Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:49:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Commission ) : "I have only ever engaged the Chief Justice in my official, professional capacity on several occasions, regarding matters such as: “Recommendations of the Commission on the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, at a time when the fiscus was constrained due to the impact of the global financial crisis; a courtesy, on the appointment of retired judges to perform certain functions (for example, on the appointment of retired Judge Ngoepe as the Tax Ombud); the separation of the budget of the judiciary from that of the Department of Justice"

iol Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:06:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan stated : "Judge Pillay is a friend and comrade of long-standing. She was also the partner of the late Mr Yunus Mahomed (who passed away in 2008), a close comrade in the anti-apartheid struggle and with whom I worked in the formation of civics, in the UDF, and the ANC underground in the 1970s and 1980s"

iol Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:06:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The CJ responded. I then left,"

news24 Wednesday, April 14, 2021 4:30:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I believe the report was issued when it was issued, with the findings and remedial action it contained, so as to enable a renewal of an ongoing political campaign against me by proponents of ‘state capture’ and defenders of corruption,”

citizen Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "I believe the report was issued when it was issued, with the findings and remedial action it contained, so as to enable a renewal of an ongoing political campaign against me by proponents of 'state capture' and defenders of corruption,"

news24 Wednesday, April 7, 2021 1:55:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "The Auditor-General said, given the business rescue status of SAA, they had not conducted any audits. So, we have to go back to the Auditor-General to find out what the process would be once SAA is out of business rescue to see how financials could be made available,"

news24 Saturday, April 3, 2021 12:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Both judgments found against the Public Protector. There were criticisms of one or two paragraphs in my affidavit,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:10:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : “I deny that completely and emphatically”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:10:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Both judgments found against the Public Protector. There were criticisms of one or two paragraphs in my affidavit,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:37:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : “I deny that completely and emphatically”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:37:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I had some direct information. At the time I used ‘gossip’ but I did not rely entirely on gossip,”

citizen Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “State capture can relate to damage caused to the human resource capacity an institution has,”

citizen Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “since you knew about it since 2016”

citizen Wednesday, March 24, 2021 2:46:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Since we last met there have been two judgements on certain reports from the High Court. It (report) had not been set aside but there is commentary on the report,"

iol Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:14:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "I agree and note what the Constitutional Court's view on the matter is,"

iol Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:14:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Given its systemic nature Eskom's transformation will accelerate reform in the energy sector more broadly,"

news24 Thursday, March 11, 2021 9:04:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “There has been some mix-up between the letters (of 12 and 19 February)…”

dailymaverick Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Cooperation between the executive and Parliament is as important as accountability itself,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The broad direction will be known in the next three to five months in terms of where the debt goes and it won’t necessarily be a burden on the fiscus — there might be more creative ways of finding solutions,”

clubofmozambique Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:48:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The broad direction will be known in the next three to five months in terms of where the debt goes and it won’t necessarily be a burden on the fiscus — there might be more creative ways of finding solutions,”

businessday Friday, February 12, 2021 7:37:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "What we have embarked on is not an easy road. But we are doing all we can and working hard to restore the operational and financial viability of the SOEs,"

allafrica Friday, February 5, 2021 3:10:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "Our brand as national flag carrier should be delivering the very important commodity here and travel across the continent to deliver it. That is, however, still a matter for discussion [with the rescue practitioners],"

news24 Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:31:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "We cannot give details at this point as the state then loses its competitiveness. We have a shortlist produced by a consulting firm and provided that to the interim board. And once we have the final numbers on the cost of the rescue process, we will make it available to the committee so you can call the rescue practitioners at some point and we will then also give our version at that time,"

news24 Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:31:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “As long as SAA is still under business rescue, the board doesn’t have any say on the institution. SAA facilities will be utilised for the transportation of the vaccine from around the world, as well as around the country,”

mg Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I have given instructions that as much money [as possible] must be saved by SAA. We will continue to do the best we can for the sake of the country and SAA, on the other hand,”

mg Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:19:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “We are satisfied that the report is a product of a wholly irrational process bereft of any sound legal or factual basis,”

eyewitness-news Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:00:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Eskom as an institution is very much in a transition phase in the past two years or so. It’s trying to remove itself from the grips of State capture both by political forces and by economic players as well,”

sanews Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Eskom is acting wherever it can against corruption, both in terms of individuals and companies. Part of the actions to stop corruption requires effort and assistance from the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) partners, working together with Public Enterprises and Eskom leadership, to reinstate public and business confidence in Eskom,”

sanews Wednesday, December 9, 2020 6:51:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “As we move into 2021, Eskom’s just transition becomes a very important national objective for all of us in relation to meeting climate-change commitments ,”

mg Tuesday, December 8, 2020 10:06:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded : “You say it became apparent to Sars that it had to gather intelligence and investigate organised crime. Do you remember that?”

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 5:52:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan : "I disclosed it to you. If I wanted to hide it, I could have hidden it but I disclosed it, voluntarily"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : "I'll check during lunchtime and come back"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Obviously not, it was a manner of speaking,”

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 2:45:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded ( about Nhlanhla Nene ) : “To rob a bank you must capture the vault. So do you accept that [the] treasury was at the nucleus of the project … Treasury was a key component. So for more than seven or nine years you and Mr [Nhlanhla] Nene were entrusted with treasury by Mr Zuma?”

mg Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:53:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The late Auditor-General (Kimi Makwetu) lodged a complaint about the payment of the bonuses and Mr Moyane threatened to take him to court. Mr Moyane also refused to discuss measures to review the new operating model at Sars. He did not allow an inquiry into what was going on at Sars,”

the-star Tuesday, December 1, 2020 10:24:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan : "It might be correct. I have to check the records"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan : "Well, I reject your understanding and what you are putting to me"

eyewitness-news Tuesday, December 1, 2020 8:02:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I reject with absolute contempt any suggestion that there is racism involved in my interactions,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Dali Mpofu ) : “I take it the way it comes, Mr Mpofu,”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Part of State Capture is to take control of an institution either at a board level or CEO level, so this is the CEO level. Secondly, it’s to protect yourself from any interrogation or transparency in relation to the kind of damage that is caused within the institution,” “So the refusal to discuss the operating mode, the question of bonuses all add up to that kind of refusal and the third is then go about repurposing an institution or parts of an institution”

dailymaverick Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:21:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The late Auditor-General (Kimi Makwetu) lodged a complaint about the payment of the bonuses and Mr Moyane threatened to take him to court. Mr Moyane also refused to discuss measures to review the new operating model at Sars. He did not allow an inquiry into what was going at Sars,”

iol Monday, November 30, 2020 11:41:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded : “Yes, with the limited knowledge that was available then,”

citizen Monday, November 30, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan responded : “Gossip is a terrible thing to rely on,”

citizen Monday, November 30, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “I’m not sure where this is going,”

citizen Monday, November 30, 2020 7:48:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said ( about Tom Monyane ) : "Now outside of my knowledge there's of course information about various meetings with Bain & Company at Nkandla and elsewhere very much prior to Mr Moyane's appointment at Sars and the implications that could be drawn on including, and this is again outside of my knowledge,"

eyewitness-news Monday, November 30, 2020 4:24:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan replied : “The total cost of restructuring is R14bn, of which R10.5bn is required currently”

businessday Thursday, November 12, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "We have received a considerable number of expressions of interest from several financial institutions, private equity partners and airline operators,"

news24 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : "It must be noted, SAA has a highly credible reputation both across the African continent and globally. It is an attractive proposition,"

news24 Wednesday, November 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “The process has reached an advanced stage and we expect the process to be concluded by late December, early January, or early 2021. Due to the sensitive commercial nature of these negotiations, we are unable to pronounce at this stage on the details on the expressions of interest,”

eyewitness-news Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:52:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “We have been absolutely categorical in our discussions with our potential strategic equity partners that government is not going to put any money into this process other than the assets it already has,”

businessday Monday, November 9, 2020 5:41:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : “We want to ensure there is no dependency on the fiscus as we get over the restructure line,”

dailymaverick Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:53:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan told : "I'm unable at this point in time to give further detail,"

iol Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “A second round of initiatives, arising from the ‘Eskom Compact’, will be initiated in the course of the next week and once we have greater certainty about the direction in which those processes will go we will inform the financial community and other stakeholders,”

miningweekly Friday, October 30, 2020 7:26:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan said : “Failure to allocate the funds would have resulted in the liquidation of the airline at the cost of more than R18.5-billion,”

iol Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:54:00 PM EAT

Pravin Gordhan explicou : "Não há nenhuma obrigação legal de me apresentar a essa convocação dos Hawks. Não pretendo apresentar-se"

portalangop Wednesday, August 24, 2016 9:07:00 PM EAT