South Africa's finance minister to give testimony at Gupta inquiry

 Nhlanhla Nene, South Africa's Finance Minister, speaks to journalists on the sidelines of an investor roadshow in London, Britain, March 13, 2018. [Reuters]

South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is due to give evidence on Wednesday at an inquiry into influence-peddling, testimony that could reveal new details about the role of former president Jacob Zuma and his friends, the Guptas.

Nene is a pivotal figure in a probe into the three Indian-born Gupta brothers, who built a business empire during Zuma’s nine-year tenure only to see it disintegrate as the scandal-plagued leader was forced out by his own party in February.