My name was used in a subheading on the front page of this newspaper on Wednesday (Guptas’ shifty Dubai clinic project exposed, November 8). I was not asked for comment before you decided to write an innuendo-filled piece. There is only one truth, and sadly it is never owned by journalists, who seek to tell a story, not reflect facts. Ian Whitely is my son-in-law. I have never heard of any clinics in the Free State, nor do I know nor am I associated with any company named Cureva, nor any other company at all. Your article stems from a period when Whitely was approached by Des van Rooyen to be his office manager at the Treasury after Van Rooyen had been appointed finance minister. He called me for advice. I advised him never to work in the Treasury because it was controlled by a cabal, where every appointment was approved by people who had led in that space, even when they no longer served there. I regret that Whitely did not follow my advice, but he makes his own decisions. I did no...
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