DA leader Mmusi Maimane says he will lay criminal charges against President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday for his alleged role in state capture in SA. "We believe there exists a prima facie criminal case that must be investigated‚" Maimane said in a statement. He was commenting on parliamentary replies from Zuma‚ in which he refused to answer a wide range of questions pertaining to his role in state capture in SA. Maimane asked about Zuma’s relationship with the Gupta family and whether he had ever received a gift from or visited them. Zuma was also asked about an allegation by former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor that the Gupta family had offered her a Cabinet post on condition "she assisted with influencing the South African Airways’ cancellation of the India route". The presidency‚ in a response to 10 questions‚ stated that the subject matter formed part of former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s State of Capture report, which was "inconclusive". After the report was released‚ Zuma said he was ...
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