Johannesburg - Former director-general in the presidency Frank Chikane said on Tuesday that the ability of the Guptas to infiltrate the government and corrupt the country’s officials resembled an intelligence operation.
Chikane was speaking at the Zondo Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the public sector, including organs of state. Members of the controversial Gupta family, who were close friends of former president Jacob Zuma, were allegedly able to obtain millions of rand from questionable contracts with government departments and state-owned entities.
According to Chikane, the family had been successful in creating relationships with politicians, just as intelligence operatives would. “If such an intelligence operation was in place, I would have been surprised if our national intelligence services missed it,” Chikane said.
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