Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan repeatedly offered the Hawks his assistance, but the law enforcement agency did not take him up on his invitation.
Gordhan had responded to all the Hawks’ enquiries, offered to provide any further assistance and had scrupulously acted in accordance with the law.
The reason the Guptas have not been charged is because the police organs are controlled by President Zuma, who has been captured by the family.
President Jacob Zuma has filed his replying affidavit to the SCA in Bloemfontein, challenging a court ruling that he should face corruption charges.
The Gupta family pleaded with the Democratic Alliance’s David Maynier to stop using the family name “as a football in his party-politicking battles”.
The state will on Friday again challenge a ruling by Judge Thokozile Masipa against convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius.
President Jacob Zuma has "full confidence" in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, the Presidency said in a statement on Thursday.
Last week, the committee whittled the 14 remaining candidates down to five. In a short meeting, MPs called for certain candidates to “fall”.
In what turned out to be a successful day for South Africa, Caster Semenya qualified for the Olympic women’s 800m final with supreme ease.
Mmusi Maimane and UDM leader Bantu Holomisa also each donated R50 000 of their own personal funds to the trust.