I had several meetings with the Guptas, Rob Davies confirms
The trade and industry minister says the period after 2009 was one in which the government made considerable effort to enhance relations with India
Trade and industry minister Rob Davies has confirmed that he met members of the controversial Gupta family on a number occasions, and says he is willing to appear before the commission of inquiry into state capture. “As previously indicated, including in an engagement with the former public protector as she was preparing her report ‘The State of Capture’, I met with members of the Gupta family on a number of occasions between 2009 and 2013,” Davies said in a written reply to a question from the DA in Parliament, which was published on Monday. “As minister of trade and industry, my work involves frequent interactions with a wide range of business people as well as actual or potential investors.” Earlier in October, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he had accepted the resignation of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister and appointed former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni to the post. Nene asked Ramaphosa to relieve him of his duties following public pressure over...
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