Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane will ask the president to explain whether the "Gupta family and others played a role‚ directly or indirectly‚ in the decision that sent the country’s economy into a tailspin".
Here are three of the most recent allegations:
Vytjie Mentor
Vytjie Mentor caused a stir when she said on Facebook that she was offered the post of Minister of Public Enterprises by the Gupta family on the condition that she dropped the SAA flight route to India to give it to them.
The Presidency responded that it didn't know who she was, so it couldn't speak to the veracity of the report.
Except it then emerged that in 2010 the Sunday Times ran a report in which she got into trouble for using Transnet funds to join President Zuma's trip to China.
The African National Congress (ANC) says the report is misleading.
Mcebisi Jonas
According to the Sunday Times, Deputy Minister of Finance Mcebisi Jonas was offered his bosses job by the Guptas. In exchange they wanted him to push for the approval of the nuclear procurement programme and clear certain men from the top echelons of the Treasury.SUPPLIED
According to the Sunday Times, Deputy Minister of Finance Mcebisi Jonas was offered his boss's job by the Guptas. In exchange they wanted him to push for the approval of the nuclear procurement programme and clear certain men from the top echelons of the Treasury.
The report states that he got the offer twice - first from the Guptas in a Sandton hotel on 27 November, and again a few days later by ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte.
Sunday Times Editor Bongani Siqoko has stated that the paper is willing to defend this report before the Press Ombudsman if necessary. The ANC and Duarte have since filed a joint complaint.
Fikile Mbalula
EFF leader Julius Malema said in Parliament that he was present when Fikile Mbalula was informed of his ministerial appointment - by the Guptas. SIPHIWE SIBEKO
In February, Economic Freedom Fighter's leader Julius Malema said in the State of the Nation debate in parliament that he was present when Fikile Mbalula was informed of his ministerial appointment - by the Guptas.
A few days later the Congress of the People questioned exactly how many ministers were told of their appointments by the Guptas.
“If there are ministers sitting in the cabinet who were first made aware of their impending appointments to the cabinet by the Gupta family‚ they owe it to themselves and the nation to confess right away‚” the party’s Dennis Bloem urged.
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