Zuma's son, Duduzane, tried to get me to meet Guptas, says Ramatlhodi
'One thing‚ since I became minister of mineral resources‚ the Guptas tried to have meetings with me. I refused those meetings. I simply told them to bug off'
President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane tried to convince former mineral resources minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi to meet with a member of the Gupta family‚ a request he refused‚ Ramatlhodi said on Tuesday. Speaking to eNCA on Tuesday morning‚ Ramatlhodi detailed how Duduzane had asked him to meet Ajay Gupta‚ one of his business partners. “One thing‚ since I became minister of mineral resources‚ the Guptas tried to have meetings with me. I refused those meetings. I simply told them to bug off‚” said Ramatlhodi‚ who was minerals minister from 26 May 2014 to 22 September 2015‚ according to a government profile. Ramatlhodi was moved to the public service portfolio until he was axed in the president’s cabinet reshuffle in March. When asked who was the messenger who tried to arrange the meetings‚ Ramatlhodi said: “Duduzane‚ the president’s son.” Ramatlhodi said Duduzane first complained that he had heard rumours that Ramatlhodi was accusing him of being involved in crime. “I told him that if you...
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