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Former Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan will be cremated in Durban today  His family and friends will gather for his funeral service at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in the morning. Gordhan died at a Johannesburg hospital almost a week ago, following a short battle with cancer. President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the legacy of Gordhan will be honoured with a  Special Official Funeral Category 2. EWN reporter Orrin SinghSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan readies to leave office after the May 29 elections, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has less than warm words for him, describing his tenure as "disastrous". On Friday, Gordhan's department announced his intention to retire from active politics when the term of the current administration ends after the elections. Gordhan has led Public Enterprises since 2018, having been appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, and will be leaving what the DA says is "a trail of destruction in the State-owned enterprises (SOEs) sector". "Gordhan stood idly by as Eskom lurched from one crisis to another. Since his appointment to the Public Enterprises portfolio, South Africans have spent more days in the dark than at any other time since the crisis began 17 years ago. By failing to decisively deal with the loadshedding crisis, Gordhan should shoulder part of the blame for South Africa's struggling economy, loss of jobs, closure of businesses, and attendant decline in private sector investment," said DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises Mimmy Gondwe. Recently, Gordhan has faced criticism for not disclosing the sale agreements related to the South African Airways (SAA)/Takatso deal. "Gordhan has gone to extreme lengths to try and co-opt Parliament into his long drawn-out plan to maintain a veil of secrecy on the SAA/Takatso deal," Gondwe said. She further blamed Gordhan for the bailouts that some SOEs received, at the expense of the taxpayer, accusing him of squandering the public goodwill he held at the start of his role as Public Enterprises Minister. She also called him out for not backing former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter when he made allegations of widespread corruption at the State power utility, linking politicians and criminal networks. She said Gordhan had closed ranks with the African National Congress (ANC) and victimised De Ruyter, instead of investigating the allegations he had made. "Gordhan has himself to blame for choosing to be an ANC lackey rather than a principled public servant for the greater good. South Africans should vote in their millions on 29 May to send the rest of his comrades packing from government. The DA is the only party big enough and with the institutional capacity to rescue South Africa and get our country working again," Gondwe said.

Noluthando Mthonti-Mlambo speaks to Phuthego Mojapele, Independent Aviation Analyst about Mango.  The Mango's business rescue practitioner (BRP) has announced he is proceeding with the sale of the low-cost airline to an as yet unnamed investor amid a dispute with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan.  BRP Sipho Sono said in a report that he was "entitled to assume" that he can go ahead with the outright sale of the low-cost airline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ministers of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that clarifies their respective responsibilities with respect to Eskom and the resolution of the electricity crisis. The MoU that has been approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa establishes a firm basis for a collaborative approach between the Ministers in exercising their assigned powers and functions. We spoke to Energy Analyst, Professor Sampson Mamphweli.

Guest: News 24 Journalist Carol Paton joins John to explain that Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has rejected Eskom's CEO recommendation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom will spend about R30bn in the current financial year as it tries to mitigate the severity of load-shedding. During a media briefing on Friday, Ramokgopa said the demand is expected to increase by between 32,000MW to 37,000MW in winter. Meanwhile, the North Gauteng High Court made a ruling that all hospitals, clinics, schools, and police stations should be spared from electricity disruptions. Judge Norman Davis ordered the Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan to "take all reasonable steps" within 60 days to ensure that public health establishments, state schools, and the South African Police Service are not affected by load shedding. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to the CEO of South African Oil & Gas Alliance (SAOGA), Craig Morkel, AND South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi... 

Transnet continues to meet with labour unions today to try and resolve  the impasse between the parties. Minister of Labour Thulas Nxesi and Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan are also expected to join the wage talks to help resolve the ongoing strike action that's threatening the local economy. The strike has affected services in freight rail, ports and fuel pipelines rendered by the parastatal.  Meanwhile , business has now offered to pay increased fees for the rail utility's services. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Prasheen Maharaj , President of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The health department is trying to find additional power sources to supply its facilities during load-shedding. This comes amid calls for health facilities to be exempt from load-shedding. In a statement on Monday, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the department was "working on alternative, additional sources over and above the generators, which are not meant for prolonged outages, to seek additional supply of power to be considered for installation in health facilities to complement the generators as part of the energy mix". Phaahla said he ordered the director-general, Sandile Buthelezi, to work with provincial heads of health departments to finalise the assessment of the impact of load-shedding on health facilities. He said he was also engaging with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, Eskom and municipalities on what processes should be followed to exempt health facilities from load-shedding. Last week, the Health Professions Council of South Africa called for health facilities to be exempt from load-shedding. Phaahla is expected to report on the impact and the intervention measures during a media briefing scheduled for Friday.

Clement Manyathela is in conversation with the Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan about the work done by the Presidential State-owned Enterprise Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democratic Alliance (DA) Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises Ghaleb Cachalia on Thursday called for a State of Disaster to be declared on power utility Eskom following a heavy run of load-shedding this year. The DA has also written to Presidency Director-General Phindile Baleni requesting a State of Disaster on Eskom and asking for the electricity sector to be placed on the agenda of the next Cabinet meeting. The DA also wants an update on its request at the post-Cabinet briefing. The party believes that the significance of a State of Disaster on Eskom and the electricity sector will help galvanise the national effort towards incremental energy projects with specific deliverables. Cachalia said load-shedding is job-shedding and he called for an immediate response to the crisis. “The failure to resolve load-shedding's longstanding existential threat to the country's economy and its competitiveness, has robbed unemployed South Africans of much needed jobs and damaged the country's standing as an investment destination,” he stressed. The DA went on to blame the ANC government and energy regulatory bodies for adopting a ‘business as usual' approach and ignoring the lack of urgency on the electricity crisis. “We need radical measures to avert disaster which is why we are calling for a State of Disaster,” Cachalia said. He blamed government for not removing the red tape that is preventing new renewable energy projects. The DA says more than 30 projects in the mining industry for self-generation, valued at more than R60-billion, were being delayed by red tape. The DA wants an Electricity Emergency Response Plan in place to lay out short, medium- and long-term goals to bring additional generation capacity to the national energy grid. Conceptualisation and finalisation of the plan should involve all stakeholders from government, industry experts, engineering bodies, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), civil society and members of the public. “Contrary to what the Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan appeared to insinuate recently, South Africa does not need to reach stage 8 of load-shedding before an emergency can be declared. The truth is, South Africa is already in an electricity shortage crisis, with a generation shortfall of between 4 000MW and 6 000MW right now, and the government is duty bound to respond with urgency,” said Cachalia. He warned that should the electricity crisis be allowed to degenerate beyond its current stage, the consequences on the country's economy, security, investment climate and socio-economic order will be severe. DA Shadow Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Kevin Mileham said the underlying premise for the call for a State of Disaster is that South Africa should be making it easy for IPP's to bring new generation capacity online, at scale and in the shortest possible time. “We need to put the National Energy Regulator of South Africa into crisis mode to help lessen red tape and approve generation projects in shorter time lines and reprioritise budget resources from non-emergency expenditure towards accelerated spending energy generation projects,” he said.

Private sector has put its hand up to assist government, following the recent oversight visit to the Port of Durban by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan. One of the issues of concern that have been raised, was congestion. The integrated facilities management company Servest also engaged the minister of Transport on water transport solutions for port cities in South Africa. Radio Islam spoke to Servest Marine managing director, Lwandile Mabuza regarding to the congestion and solutions for the congestion.

It was a busy week on the corruption front. News broke that the Guptas have been sanctioned by the US Treasury, closing the net around their empire. Angelo Agrizzi sought and won a postponement ahead of a tough cross examination. And the Financial Sector Conduct Authority raided the offices of Sekunjalo Investment Holdings and African Equity Empowerment Investments, whose chairman Iqbal Survé launched a counteroffensive aimed at Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan for alleged misbehaviour. All in all, a week with plenty for South Africans to digest. Join Alec Hogg and Felicity Duncan as they dive into these stories.

Jacaranda FM — The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has called for the axing of Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and for Jabu Mabuza to be removed from Eskom.

Jacaranda FM — Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has accused the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) of defending state capture and corruption.

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan says Denel employees will receive their full salaries. He was speaking in the National Assembly during the debate on the State of the Nation Address. Earlier reports indicated that the arms manufacturer notified its employees that they would receive 85 percent of their salaries yesterday ( Tuesday) and the balance will be paid in a week's time. Gordhan says a good samaritan came to the rescue of Denel. However the Liberated Metalworkers Union of South Africa (LIMUSA) is concerned with the ongoing crisis in Denel.

In today's business headlines: The IMF says South Africa needs to take “robust actions” to reduce its fiscal deficit and reverse the increase in public debt; The Absa purchasing managers’ index (PMI) has dropped again in May after a slight rise in April; South African vehicle sales fall again; The rand ended slightly firmer and the Bloomberg year-end forecast looks rosy; The Public Protector fires another salvo at Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan.

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has apologised to South Africans for the inconvenience caused by the current load shedding incidents and says it will take some time to solve the crisis. Gordhan says more technicians have also been assigned to Mozambique to manage the cut in power supply to South Africa. Gordhan has acknowledged that Eskom has not communicated sufficiently with the public. Gordhan, was speaking at a media breifing in Rosebank.

This is the third episode in a series of holiday season repeats. I first interviewed Dipak shortly before the ANC conference of December 2017 that led to Cyril Ramaphosa being appointed as ANC Secretary-General and subsequently the President of South Africa, replacing Jacob Zuma. Since then the government has made various efforts to rehabilitate itself, and various state-owned enterprises blighted by corruption and mismanagement. Earlier this year Dipak was appointed as Special Advisor to Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan to assist in rolling-back the impact of state capture.

This week on POLOTIKI, we go beneath the surface in the war between the EFF and Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan.

MultimediaLIVE — In this week’s episode Qaanitah Hunter, Amil Umraw, Aphiwe De Klerk and Zimasa Matiwane take a deep dive into the recent days of the state capture public hearings by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan while reflecting on the EFF gathering outside of the commission in Johannesburg.