Ahmed Kathrada and other ANC heavyweights will support Pravin Gordhan in court
ANC heavyweights including former president Kgalema Motlanthe, veteran Ahmed Kathrada, Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom and former parliamentary speaker Max Sisulu will be present to lend their support to Pravin Gordhan when he appears in court on fraud charges in November.The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced that is pursuing fraud charges against the finance minister in relation to his approval of an early retirement package for former SARS deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay.Kathrada said: "I will be there to accompany Pravin to court. I’m sure that I will be joined by other board members of the Foundation, who include Derek Hanekom, Laloo Chiba, Max Sisulu, Kgalema Motlanthe, Barbara Hogan, Prema Naidoo and Sophie Williams-De Bruyn, amongst others."The Kathrada Foundation said it "shared the stalwart’s sentiments on the need to show solidarity with the Finance Minister and his fellow accused, Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashula".Pillay and Magashula have also been summoned...
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