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Zondo: Mokhobo, Motsoeneng must be probed for irregular SABC, 'TNA' deal
The commission’s report tears apart the irregular contract between the SABC and _TNA_, which it said unlawfully benefitted the Gupta-owned business.
The rapid removal of Maseko resulted in government communications enabling state capture.
The state capture commission has heard how the Free State Treasury paid more than R11 million to the Gupta’s New Age media, yet the only contract that the province could produce amounted to a little over half a million rand.
Former director-general of Government Communications Mzwanele Manyi and Themba Maseko will be back at the state capture commission on Wednesday.
Evidence before the commission showed that TNA first complained that it wasn't getting enough business from Eskom compared to other media houses and went as far as to publish confidential documents between Eskom and Parliament to prove this.
Chose Choeu is detailing his knowledge of the relationship between the two entities at the state capture commission of injury on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Rockman has been testifying at the state capture commission of inquiry in Parktown, Johannesburg, on Wednesday.
Last year, Maseko testified before the commission of how in 2010, on his way to a meeting with Ajay Gupta, Zuma called Maseko to help them.
The ANN7/New Age building n Midrand has been auctioned for R29.5 million. The building has been partly bought by businessman Nazeer Noormohamed.
Former GCIS head Mzwanele Manyi told the state capture commission that 'The New Age' newspaper received 4.5% of government spending but things got heated when he was asked about how much it received in its first year.
Deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte says that the ANC is not judging Nhlanhla Nene for the testimony he gave last week.
The High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday granted Manyi the provisional liquidation order after he said in court papers that the 'Afro Voice' newspaper business was commercially insolvent.
This is according to former Eskom executive Erica Johnson who resigned from the parastatal in 2014.
Former government spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi says there’s no intention to get rid of anyone at ANN7 or 'The New Age'. He held a press briefing to reveal the papers regarding the transaction are all above board.
Manyi says despite what is being said about the Gupta’s the high court ruling last week gave him confidence that he made the right decision.
A company owned by Mzwanele Manyi has bought the Gupta-owned TV channel and newspaper for R450 million.
Lodidox and Management, which is owned by Manyi, has bought the ANN7 news channel and the New Age newspaper from Oakbay Investments.
Last week 'The New Age' executive Gary Naidoo broke the company’s silence and distanced the Guptas and their associates from Bell Pottinger.
The party says the contract is unlawful, adding that it was obtained through corrupt channels during Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s tenure.