Replying to questions in the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday, Mantashe said he inherited the problems when he took over the portfolio.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was responding to questions about the Gupta family during his second day of testimony at the state capture inquiry.
Gwede Mantashe, in a sit-down interview with Eyewitness News, said that he believed that Cyril Ramaphosa would be able to tackle some of the questions likely to be fired at him because of his extensive experience as a leader in the African National Congress (ANC).
In a one-on-one with Eyewitness News, Gwede Mantashe shared his thoughts on some of the leaked audio from a top six meeting with former President Jacob Zuma last month, labelling this as deliberate and intended to hurt the ANC.
In a one-on-one interview with Eyewitness News, ANC national chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, advised President Cyril Ramaphosa to be truthful when he appears at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture. Mantashe also clarified what the much-talked about step-aside policy alluded to. #ANC #GwedeMantashe #CyrilRamaphosa #ANCStepAside #StateCaptureCommission
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe has slammed those arguing that the party's step aside resolution was inconsistent, saying that they were using that argument conveniently.
ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says legislator voting on their conscience and not party line are betraying party position.
dMineral Resources and Energy Minister and African National Congress (ANC) chairperson Gwede Mantashe is back at the state capture inquiry on Monday.
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has given provincial secretaries a 5pm deadline on Thursday to submit names of those who must step aside as they face charges of corruption and other serious crimes.
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe acknowledged that the party was destabilised by calls for Zuma to step down after the Guptas landed a plane at Waterkloof airbase but he maintained that whilst members of the party were captured by the Guptas, the ANC itself wasn’t.
African National Congress chairperson Gwede Mantashe testified at the Zondo commission of inquiry on 14 April 2021 about the role of the ANC in parliamentary oversight.
He has testified at the state capture commission on Wednesday said on the role of the ANC in parliamentary oversight.
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe said that he was against the removal of former President Jacob Zuma from his position but only because he knew it would destabilise the party, the government and the country like it had done when former President Thabo Mbeki was removed.
ANC Chairperson Gwede Mantashe is testifying at the state capture inquiry about the role of the ANC in parliamentary oversight.
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said he didn’t know who contributed to the payments, saying this was a similar process followed when paying for a traditional wedding.
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe is giving evidence related to Bosasa at the state capture inquiry on Friday.
Brown will be asked about Eskom while later on Minister Gwede Mantashe and former Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla will talk about Bosasa.
The minerals and energy minister announced on Thursday the first eight successful bidders to provide emergency electricity and help prop up the country's ailing power supply.
