NATIONAL NEWS - Former Eskom CEO Brian Dames has told lawmakers that he was asked to meet with "some people" whom he assumed were members of the Gupta family during his tenure at the parastatal.
Dames is giving evidence in a parliamentary inquiry into allegations of state capture at Eskom.
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises is digging into accusations of grand corruption in the wake of the Gupta leaks emails.
When asked by DA MP Natasha Mazzone whether he had ever met members of the influential Gupta family, Dames said he was asked by former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba’s adviser Siyabonga Mahlangu to meet "some people".
Dames explained that he met them in Midrand, but left the meeting feeling angry.
