Ekurhuleni - ANC Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize says those implicated in the #GuptaLeaks need to account.
He said they should subject themselves to a commission of inquiry so the country can find out the truth behind continuing claims that the country has been captured.
Mkhize delivered an Oliver Tambo Memorial lecture in Katlehong on Thursday as part of a series of events the governing party is holding throughout the year to celebrate what would have been its longest serving president's centenary.
"These emails that have come out and all the statements that we read in the media are a huge embarrassment," Mkhize said.
The Treasurer General was referring to a trove of leaked emails which put the Gupta family, who are well known friends of President Jacob Zuma, at the heart of a project which attempted to capture the country’s president and state owned enterprises.
The #GuptaLeaks show evidence of corruption, kickbacks and political influence the Gupta family had over some members of the executive and directors of SOEs.