I had no relationship with the Guptas prior to my move to GCIS in 2011, Manyi tells Zondo commission
7 November 2019
Former Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) director general Mzwanele Manyi has told the state capture inquiry that he had no relationship with the controversial Gupta family prior to his move to GCIS in February 2011.
Manyi was testifying for a second time before inquiry chairperson Deputy Chief justice Raymond Zondo on Thursday.
Asked by evidence leader advocate Kate Hofmeyr to describe his relationship with former president Jacob Zuma, Manyi first laughed and said: "President Zuma, chairperson, is a very friendly person. He gets along with a lot of people. President Zuma had a lot of relationship[s] with a lot of people and I was one of them."