President Jacob Zuma was confronted about his relationship with the controversial Gupta family at the Eastern Cape provincial ANC alliance summit at the weekend.Zuma — accompanied by ANC treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize and deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte — attended the meeting in East London.The Gupta issue came up on Sunday, the same day the Sunday Times published a report about alleged attempts by the influential family to offer the finance minister’s position to Deputy Minister Mcebisi Jonas.It was raised by ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) member Phumelele Ndamase, who asked Zuma to explain why he was being linked to the Guptas and also to comment on how “these media reports are now compromising the ANC’s image” — according to a source, who was part of the meeting.But it seems Ndamase’s question incensed Zuma’s supporters in the ANC Women’s League who quickly quizzed the newly appointed ANC MPL about his involvement in the so-called Bhisho sex-for-jobs scandal.At l...
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