'Family friend' offered to pay for home security system, Mantashe says

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Mantashe said that the installation of security cameras at his Boksburg home in 2013 was offered by then Bosasa director Papa Leshabane, who is a friend of the family

Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe explained before the state capture commission that family friend Papa Leshabane offered to pay for security cameras at his Boksburg home. File image.Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe said he did not know the cost of the installation of security cameras at his home in Boksburg and his two properties in the Eastern Cape.

Mantashe was testifying before the state capture commission on Friday in relation to the installation of security cameras at his homes in Boksburg in 2013, and Cala andFormer Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi and another company security official, Richard le Roux, previously testified before the commission that security cameras were installed at Mantashe's homes.Bosasa targeted influential politicians and did favours for them, including upgrades to their homes.

Mantashe said he had discussions with his security adviser Mzonke Nyakaza, who was employed by the ANC to deal with his security in 2013, and a decision was taken that cameras should be installed.Mantashe said Nyakaza bought cameras to install at the property. He said it was during the process of installation that Leshabane arrived in Boksburg and had a discussion with Nyakaza.

 

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'Friend of the family'? Couldn't the family afford to pay for it? Some people have generous friends.

Friend of the family Nope he captured the family. Branches will now mobilise against you sellouts

Would he be friend of Mantasha if Mantashe was just an ordinary ANC member?

He has changed his story so many times but hey its OK

I see non wrong with that...

I am sure that all the residents of Alex & Tembisa also want 'family friends' like this, maybe educate all of us how we go about getting friends like that, is it maybe because you happen to be a politician therefore influential comrades?

CoruscaKhaya Tell that to the birds. .tiger

CoruscaKhaya Lol. I should believe that? Hell no! So another Minister ate? What's gonna happen? Nothing? Cry, South Africa, cry!!!!!

Shockingly, Zondo believed him

CAN THIS COMMISSION JUST CLOSE ALREADY WHETHER PPL ARE GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY JUST CLOSE DE DAMN THING ! COS NOW IT'S BECOMING THAT GAME WER BY HE SAID.. THEY SAID... SHE SAID... IT NVR ENDS😏 NOW THE PPL THAT HAVE TESTIFIED ARE BEING IMPLICATED.. IT'S REALLY EXHAUSTING 😪

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This guy think the public is stupid a friend will pay for security

In politics.if free lunch 🥗 is gona be allowed.!free lunch goes with corruption.

CoruscaKhaya In his world, his friend dows major security upgrades and he doesn't even concern himself with the amount it set his friend back by😂😂😂😂....When there are obviously huge costs

Let him take example from Vincent Smith

Papa friend of the family? 😁😁😁

Lies!

...afterall, family friends install security cameras at their friends homes...

Nothing for mahala comrade, family friends or not.

The question everyone should be asking is why do ministers need security upgrades from a private company and not from the state?

Did he disclose the donation with SARS? What is SARS doing about this? Or does it only targets those who are against the current regime?

Mmmmmm

ANC thieves treat us like children.

He said Papa Leshabane is his friend but doesn’t know his title at Bosasa. Gwede took some journalists for site visit at his houses to sanitize evidence

Why do politicians always seem to have friends that buy them stuff. 🙄 Do they realise that this is not normal. Friends buying you stuff puts you in a very awkward position when the friend then asks for a favour. It also make you look like a crook when you have to explain it.

Zondo is exposed, we can’t take him seriously anymore.

300 000 and 650 000 for cameras. Shouldnt he pay for them? Sounds like Zuma's security installation all over

😂😂😂😂

Yeah right. Our friends pay for expensive security installations at our houses all the time. 🤦🏻‍♂️

When are you going to stop lying

jvnaidoo1 Threw his ' family friend' to the wolves. Let that guy go and tell the truth at StateCaptureCom

Corrupt reptile.

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Remember Nomvula and Vincent... Same pack of wolf

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A director from Bosasa

This friend is doing business with government that the anc is leading, why the friend didn’t pick any random family to help?

Sorry GwedeMantashe1, but highly unlikely there's anyone out there, who's gonna buy your frivolous story .

Which idiot let’s someone install cameras at your place 🤦🏿‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️without you concern,chances are they are spying on him 😂😂😂

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