Guptas’ ‘Treasury top post’ offer to be raised in Parliament

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is seeking a public statement on claims made in the Financial Times newspaper that the Guptas met with deputy finance minister‚ Mcebisi Jonas‚ to ask him if he wanted to become minister. The party’s David Maynier said on Thursday that “it is imperative that the deputy minister breaks his silence” and he will be submitting a parliamentary question asking:Whether he met members of the Gupta family and discussed the top post at the National Treasury; andWhether he was ...