Disgraced Dina Pule ‘not really interested in Gupta e-mail’ exposé
The former communications minister apparently visited the home of the Gupta family in Saxonwold, in 2012, leaked e-mails show
Disgraced former communications minister Dina Pule may also have visited the Gupta family home in Saxonwold, two months before the family launched ANN7‚ its 24-hour television channel‚ leaked e-mails suggest. Pule was reluctant to be drawn on the apparent visit on Wednesday‚ ending a telephonic request for comment with a "no comment". She did not deny visiting the Gupta home. Leaked e-mails show that a meeting was scheduled via an Outlook calendar for 6pm on Tuesday‚ October 2 2012, while Pule was still communications minister. The subject line reads: "Mr Tony Meeting Diane Pule Ace @ 6pm Tues 2 Oct — No 5 Saxon". Two months later‚ in August 2013‚ ANN7 was launched. President Jacob Zuma fired Pule in July 2013‚ replacing her with Yunus Carrim. Pule was sacked after an investigation by Parliament’s ethics committee found her guilty of breaking the legislature’s ethics rules after her boyfriend, Phosane Mngqibisa’s, company received R6m of R15m in sponsorship for MTN’s 2012 ICT Indaba...
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