Mbalula was emotional over encounter with Gupta brother, Manuel tells StateCaptureInquiry
JOHANNESBURG - Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has described to the state capture commission the emotional state African National Congress elections head Fikile Mbalula was in when he described his encounter with one of the Gupta brothers.
Manuel has taken the stand at the inquiry, speaking about the ANC national executive committee meeting that took place in August 2011. The former minister wrote a column in the Daily Maverick two years ago, saying Mbalula made a tearful confession during the 2011 meeting, saying a Gupta brother had previously informed him he would be appointed sports minister in 2010. In the Daily Maverick article, Manuel asked Mbalula if he remembered the tears he shed over the Guptas during the NEC meeting.“There was a tense discussion about the influence of the Guptas.
Manuel has also confirmed former President Jacob Zuma was in the room when Mbalula raised concerns about his friends, the Guptas, but Zuma simply didn’t show any reaction.
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