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.