First up is the United Democratic Movement’s Bantu Holomisa’s question about whether Zuma “has applied his mind to the proposal of the Inter-Ministerial Committee… to look into the closure of the accounts of Oakbay Investments”.
This committee was chaired by Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane‚ who controversially issued a statement on September 1 in which he called for the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry into the termination of financial services to Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments.
The Presidency said the following day that Zwane’s statement was issued in his personal capacity and not on behalf of Cabinet.
Zwane also features in Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane’s question to Zuma.
He wants to know if the president “and/or his legal team instructed” Zwane‚ and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen “to lodge applications to interdict the release of the Public Protector’s report‚ entitled State of Capture‚ due to the specified persons’ alleged relationships with the Gupta family?”
