An official says he is not to blame for the Ayo deal which, he says, was irregularly approved by Matjila
Suspended assistant portfolio manager Victor Seanie appeared before the commission chaired by Justice Lex Mpati on Wednesday
The commission extended the public hearings by a day on Tuesday but would not be drawn into revealing who the mystery witness is
A former board member told the PIC inquiry that having a deputy finance minister as chair exposes the organisation to political interference
Former non-executive director Claudia Manning told the commission that the board had been divided since September 2017 when the Nogu emails emerged
Claudia Manning will be speaking for the first time since she stepped down from the PIC
Questions arose around the identity of the whistleblower ‘James Nogu’ and whether he worked alone or with an accomplice within the PIC
The deputy finance minister says he is willing to appear before the commission, but he has not received any correspondence asking him to come forward
The first week of PIC hearings was expected to be tame, but that was quickly overtaken by startling developments
The state asset manager sat on non-compliance report in the Ayo Technology transaction for five months before taking action