Sunday World reported that Simelane told ANC’s Integrity Commission that Ramaphosa was aware she had obtained the R575,000 loan from Gundo Wealth Solutions.
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Thembi Simelane gestures during her appearance before parliamentary portfolio committee on justice and correctional services. File Picture Henk Kruger / Independent MediaEmbattled Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembi Simelane has refuted weekend reports which purported that she revealed and was quizzed by President Cyril Ramaphosa about the controversial loan she received from corruption-accused Gundo Wealth Solutions.
The Sunday World report stated that Ramaphosa had quizzed Simelane before appointing her as deputy minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs in August 2021. “The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms Thembi Simelane, has noted with concerns the article published by the Sunday World on October 6 2024. The article is suggesting that the minister has during her appearance before her party’s Integrity Commission two weeks ago, said she took president into her confidence about her loan with the Gundo Wealth Solutions,” said Machike.
IOL reported that when Simelane was mayor, she took a loan from Gundo Wealth Solutions through the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank to purchase a coffee shop in Sandton.
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