ANC wants government to establish veracity of Gupta emails
The African National Congress (ANC) has called on government to establish the veracity of leaked emails involving the controversial Gupta family and several high ranking ANC officials.
The Sunday Times and City Press were the first to publish the emails, with the Gupta family claiming the mails were tampered with and saying they are considering legal action.
However later in the week the Daily Maverick and amaBhungane published more correspondence between senior officials and the Gupta family.
ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa says the reports contain very worrying claims about the nature of the relationship between government and private interests.
"The ANC views these allegations in a very serious light as if left unattended, they call into question the integrity and credibility of the government and the use of state resources under the direction of or to the benefit of private interests," says Kodwa.
Kodwa says such matters cannot be allowed to fester in the public domain.
"Accordingly, the African National Congress calls on government to urgently seek to establish the veracity of these claims and explanation from those implicated," says Kodwa.
The ANC has also reiterated its call for a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture.