Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas speaks Out

Raymond Pani

17 March 2016

Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas confirmed that he had refused an offer from the Gupta family, who were allegedly offering.  Mcebisi Jonas says “he broke his silence for the sake of the country and that every South African should be concerned about so-called ‘state capture’.

 There was no discussion between the deputy secretary general of the African National Congress Mr Sijuwathe and myself about this matter.

 I’ve hesitated to speak out publicly about this matter until now but I feel it is no longer possible to remain quiet. 

Our primary concern is that this issue has the real danger of diverting away attention from the real urgent challenges we face as a country.”