Friends and well-wishers gathered at prayer vigils in Durban and Joburg on Wednesday night to offer up prayers for former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's recovery.
The former Minister of Public Enterprises and Finance was on Tuesday admitted to a hospital for treatment.
IOL understands that the Gordhan is gravely ill.
Gordhan's condition remains unknown at this stage. In Durban, the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) 130 Organising Committee held a vigil at the 1860 Heritage Centre in the City Centre.
A vigil was also held at Flame of Democracy at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.
