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South Africa: Zuma Takes the Hot Seat in Parliament
News24Wire, 17 March 2016
President Jacob Zuma will take the hot seat in Parliament on Thursday in an question and answer session with MPs amid explosive revelations that the Gupta family had been trying to… Read more »
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South Africa: Zuma's Friends Offered Me Finance Minister's Job - Deputy
News24Wire, 16 March 2016
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas has confirmed that the politically connected Gupta family offered him the job of minister. Read more »
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South Africa: Guptas Accuse Jonas of Lying, Say He Must Prove His Claims
News24Wire, 16 March 2016
The Gupta family on Thursday accused Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas of lying and challenged the minister to prove his claims. Read more »
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South Africa: Media Statement Statement By Deputy Minister of Finance Mr. Mcebisi Jonas (MP)
Govt of SA, 16 March 2016
1. I have decided to respond to and clarify certain questions that have been in the public domain recently. I do so in accordance with my conscience, my political values and the… Read more »
Zuma's Friends Under Fire Over Cabinet 'Offers' in South Africa
President Jacob Zuma's friends in Johannesburg, the Gupta family, are under renewed fire after new accusations that they offered Cabinet posts to a deputy minister and to a former Member of Parliament.
Opposition protesters demonstrate against President Jacob Zuma and his friends, the Gupta family of Johannesburg, whom they collectively dub as the "Zuptas".
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South Africa: Presidency Refutes Media Reports of Mentor State Visit
News24Wire, 15 March 2016
A late night statement released by the Presidency refuted what it claims are misleading media reports that former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor accompanied President Jacob Zuma to a state… Read more »
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South Africa: Will the ANC Discipline the Guptas?
News24Wire, 16 March 2016
If members of the Gupta family who offered Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas the job of minister, are found to be ANC members it will be up to the party's national executive… Read more »
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South Africa: Guptas Could Face Disciplinary Charges From ANC Branch
News24Wire, 16 March 2016
The confirmation from Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas that the Guptas offered him the finance minister job, could see the politically-connected family facing disciplinary… Read more »
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South Africa: I Could No Longer Stay Quiet On Gupta Offer - Jonas
News24Wire, 16 March 2016
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas said he could no longer remain quiet about the Gupta family offering him the top job in the ministry. Read more »
InFocus
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Official opposition party the Democratic Alliance has called on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to respond to reports that Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas was offered the ... Read more »
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The Hawks have said that they will exercise "constitutional powers" against Minister Pravin Gordhan who allegedly failed to respond to a letter from the crime-fighting unit. Read more »
