Question NW929 to the Minister of Economic Development
25 April 2016 - NW929
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Economic Development
Has (a) he and/or (b) his Deputy Minister ever (i) met with any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (ii) attended any meeting with the specified persons (aa) at the Gupta’s Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg or (bb) anywhere else since taking office; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each specified case, (aaa) what are the names of the persons who were present at each meeting, (bbb)(aaaa) when and (bbbb) where did each such meeting take place and (ccc) what was the purpose of each specified meeting?
Reply:
According to our records, no requests were received from the said family for bilateral meetings at their home for either business or social purposes in either the current or the previous administration.
In the previous administration, members of the said family were present at public functions that I attended and addressed and were thus engaged at the events.
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