DA describes report on Mkhwebane-Gupta-link as 'unfair sensationalism' - DA
31 July 2019
The DA has described as "unfair sensationalism" a report by a global anti-corruption journalism organisation that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane received a $5 000 (roughly R70 000) payment linked to a broader network involving the Guptas in 2014.
The OCCRP reported on Tuesday that the payment was flagged by multi-national bank HSBC as part of the bank's broader internal investigation into Gupta-linked entities.
The DA's Glynnis Breytenbach told News24 on Wednesday that there was no evidence that the money came from the Guptas.
"The Democratic Alliance's view is simply that there is insufficient information here to make the quantum leap that there is any connection to the Guptas," Breytenbach said.