Gordhan took his strategic political orientation and deep commitment to non-racialism into the Convention for a Democratic South Africa, the post-apartheid parliament, the South African Revenue Service, into Cabinet and into his fight against state capture.

Johannesburg: Pravin Gordhan, a veteran Indian-origin South African politician and anti-apartheid activist, died at a hospital here on Friday after a brief battle with cancer, his family said. Gordhan, 75, had been in South African politics since 1994 when the country was transitioning to democracy.

Gordhan is also remembered for his efforts in fighting what South Africans called "state capture" by private interests under former president Jacob Zuma. He had repeatedly warned about state corruption during his tenure as finance minister.