between the chains
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Malusi Gigaba’s friends
What’s the difficulty in Gigaba telling us what his relationship is with the Guptas?
It’s not so long ago that we had to delve into the relationships that our rulers have. Brian Molefe’s tearful resignation from Eskom last year was triggered by his dealings with the Gupta family. At one stage he said he was proud to be a friend of theirs. Our newly minted finance minister, Malusi Gigaba, seems not to be so proud of his Gupta connections. Not that that stops him from being seen in public with members of the controversial family, accused of capturing the state to slake their infinite enthusiasm for money. At his first media briefing as finance minister last week, Gigaba eloquently but unconvincingly answered many questions about himself and his appointment to the post, at the expense of the widely respected Pravin Gordhan.But Gigaba suddenly lost his appetite for the microphone once the Gupta family was mentioned. Your correspondent asked him: "What is your relationship with the Gupta family? Do you have any bank accounts, or assets outside SA?" This was a day after J...
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