Nazeem Howa neither jumped nor was pushed from Oakbay, says Gupta lawyer
A lawyer for the Guptas on Tuesday dismissed suspicion about the surprise resignation of Nazeem Howa as CEO of Oakbay Investments and nonexecutive director of the JSE-listed Oakbay Resources and Energy. "The continued strain will only sacrifice his health‚" Gert van der Merwe told Radio 702. Howa had on Monday cited "ill health" when he announced his departure‚ which came just days after a bombshell affidavit by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan about nearly R7bn worth of financial transactions made by companies aligned to the Gupta family.It also came against the background of the delayed release of former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report into state capture‚ in which the Guptas are expected to feature prominently.Asked whether Howa "jumped" or "was pushed"‚ Van der Merwe said "neither" and added that his "friend" had been through "a patch of bad health over the last week or two". "So much so that when we had to give evidence at the public protector‚ and that is recorded‚ he ...
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