Former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) boss Dan Matjila has refused to name a "top politician" who asked him to approach businesses which were funded by the corporation to contribute towards the ANC's January 8 statement event.
Matjila, on the stand at the PIC commission of inquiry in Pretoria on Wednesday, confirmed that he had asked Lawrence Mulaudzi, a businessman who benefited from PIC funding, to assist by funding the annual event.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former president of the Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Lex Mpati to head the inquiry into the corporation's deals, structure and the remuneration of employees between January 2015 and August 2018. Mpati is assisted by former Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus and Emmanuel Lediga.