Guptas gave Themba Maseko an ultimatum, deliver or be removed - state capture inquiry hears
19 November 2019
ANC veteran Reverend Frank Chikane told the state capture inquiry that he was shocked when the Guptas told former Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) director general (DG) Themba Maseko that he would be removed from his position if he failed to deliver what they wanted.
Chikane was testifying before inquiry chairperson Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Tuesday.
He said he previously chaired a forum which brought together provincial and national DGs. The forum met three times a year to manage government, he said.
Chikane, who is the former DG in former president Thabo Mbeki's office, told Zondo that it was not surprising when Maseko asked to speak to him when, as a director general, he was faced with a challenge.