Zondo inquiry hears of secret hands in conspiracy to replace Nene and Gordhan
Five years after Nenegate, the former CEO of a Gupta-linked consultancy explains how Eric Wood was part of strategy to insert a pliable minister
10 December 2020 - 15:18
UPDATED 10 December 2020 - 17:29
Former Trillian Financial Advisory CEO Mosilo Mothepu says she was informed in March 2016 that then president Jacob Zuma planned to fire finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
Mothepu also testified before the commission of inquiry into state capture on Thursday that she had also been informed beforehand that another finance minister, Nhlanhla Nene, was going to be fired in October 2015 — a few weeks before he was removed...
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