Jacob Zuma was 'not truthful' when he testified about call to remove Maseko, state capture inquiry hears
26 August 2019
Former chief director in the Presidency, Brent Simons, has accused former president Jacob Zuma of being "untruthful" when he testified before the state capture inquiry that he had not instructed late minister Collins Chabane to fire former Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) Themba Maseko.
Simons was testifying before inquiry chair Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday morning.
Maseko had testified last year that he was fired shortly after refusing to abide by Zuma's instruction to "help" the Guptas with their new venture, the now-defunct New Age newspaper, in 2010.
During his testimony, Simons said that he and Chabane had a "very good" relationship, adding that the late minister was a down to earth person.