ANC's Godongwana to approach state capture commission after banks' testimony
19 September 2018
Chairperson of the ANC's subcommittee on economic transformation Enoch Godongwana says he will approach the commission of inquiry into state capture to give his side of the story about meetings the political party held with some of South Africa's big banks after they stopped doing business with Gupta-owned businesses.
"I just want to give my side to the commission," Godongwana told News24 on the sidelines of trade union federation Cosatu's 13th congress on Tuesday.
He, along with ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe, who was then secretary general, and deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte, met with Standard Bank and Absa while FNB declined an invitation.
In his testimony, Standard Bank's head of compliance Ian Sinton told the commission headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo about two meetings; one with senior ANC officials and another with an inter-ministerial committee.