Leader of uMkhonto weSizwe party (MKP), Jacob Zuma paid tribute to the late former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan, and revealed that he once borrowed money from him to escape to Eswatini, to avoid being arrested during apartheid.
Zuma made the remarks while speaking at the funeral service of six MK Party members who died in a bus crash, while travelling to attend an event to honour his first wife, Getrude Sizakele Khumalo, popularly known as Makhumalo.
Gordhan, aged 75, died on Friday morning following a short battle with cancer.
Addressing the mourners, Zuma shared fond memories on how Gordhan used to be his close comrade and supporter, during his time as the chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) Natal region in the 1970s.
Zuma said that he once borrowed money from Gordhan, to flee to Swaziland, in order to avoid being arrested.
