"But I am human too, I do make mistakes, including those of poor judgment," says finance minister
‘The lesson for every journalist is consistently to introspect on how we deal with sources and manage our own political leanings’
Former president Jacob Zuma did not give Nhlanhla Nene any reason why he was fired from his position as finance minister in December 2015
During his testimony before the commission, Minister Nhlanhla Nene detailed how pressure to approve a R1.6-trillion nuclear deal led to his axing
Nhlanhla Nene told the state capture commission he had met with the Gupta family on four occasions between 2010 and 2013 on invitation from Ajay
In his testimony, Nene revealed that he had visited the Gupta compound in Saxonwold for tea on three occasions: once in 2010 and twice more in 2014
On Tuesday, Business Day reported that Nhlanhla Nene had held several meetings with the Gupta family during his tenure as deputy finance minister
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is expected to detail his axing from the Zuma Cabinet in 2015 and his own links with the Gupta family
After much back and forth between DCJ Zondo and the commission’s legal team, Zondo has received the data as evidence — but there are conditions
The commission’s legal team is expected to continue presenting its arguments on why the complete #GuptaLeaks emails should be admitted as evidence
A pragmatic solution to absolve junior colluders could stem the continued bleeding of funds
In what has proven to be a testimony made of thriller movie revelations, the state capture commission heard the backstory to the #GuptaLeaks emails
The affidavit — setting out Duduzane’s version of events — dated September 2 was deposed to support his application to cross-examine Jonas
Ajay Gupta has called for a ‘significant cross-examination’ to test the reliability of Vytjie Mentor’s testimony
South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks could have been locked out of the international payments system with ‘absolutely catastrophic’ results
‘Two years later, it is still quite a marvel to understand how deep the Guptas’ network ran’
Lynne Brown had applied to cross-examine Jonas based on the deputy finance minister’s mention of her in his statement before the commission in August
So far the commission — chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo — has heard from officials from Standard Bank, FNB and Absa
Johan Burger’s testimony dealt with attempts by the ANC and government to intervene in the closure of the accounts
In 2016, Absa, FNB, Nedbank and Standard Bank unexpectedly cut ties with Gupta-owned businesses and shut down their bank accounts
According to the testimony of retired Standard Bank official Ian Sinton, the ANC questioned Standard Bank’s decision to cut ties with the Guptas
But the ANC’s secretary general said he would never give up on former president Jacob Zuma
It is documented widely that the Gupta family has amassed a fortune through businesses that have, at various times, intersected with the state
Jacob Zuma denies state capture amidst ongoing investigations by the Zondo commission and corruption charges
As long as the Gupta brothers are not prepared to return to South Africa, they will not be allowed to cross-examine witnesses to state capture
After Barbara Hogan’s testimony was postponed indefinitely, the commission will meet to hear Zondo’s decision on key cross-examination applications
KZN and North West were the second and third biggest spenders on Gupta-media spots, paying the entities R25-million and R23.8-million respectively
Jan Gilliland’s evidence demonstrated that there was a sharp increase in the amount paid to the Gupta-owned media entities between 2011 and 2013
Investigators are reportedly looking into a R10m Safcol contract that failed to follow due process
Ajay Gupta’s lawyer has argued that the Guptas will not expose themselves to authorities like the Hawks and NPA
On Monday it was confirmed that Gupta patriarch, Ajay and his brother, Rajesh, had applied for leave to cross-examine witnesses
Williams recounted how tensions between herself and Faith Muthambi came to a head when her position as acting GCIS director general was withdrawn