Former public enterprises minister Lynne Brown has denied knowing Gupta associate Salim Essa after allegations that he introduced himself as her adviser.

“Mr Salim Essa was not an adviser of mine, is not an adviser of mine, and besides shaking his hand at a gathering somewhere, I do not know the fellow,” Brown told the state-capture commission on Friday. ..

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