Zondo commission hears how millions flowed to Gupta family
The commission of inquiry into state capture heard evidence that companies linked to the controversial Gupta family received more than R260 million from various governmental departments.
National Treasury chronicled for the first time how much money government has spent on services rendered by companies once owned by the Gupta family.
Treasury’s Jan Gilliland testified at the public hearings in Park Town on Monday.
In total, the companies The New Age Media and Infinity Media received R260 306 340.75.
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Gilliland laid bare how the brothers had allegedly used their influence to score government contracts.
He says the same company, registered under different names in the government systems, started to receive payments from 2004.
The last payment was made in July 2018.
Presiding officer, Vincent Maleka, drew the commission’s attention to the Free State provincial government which paid the companies close to R80 million.
In total, the country’s premiers spent R113 million with former Free State Premier, Ace Magashule, topping them with R53 million.
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Gilliland’s testimony collaborates with that of government spokesperson, Phumla Williams who said that former president Jacob Zuma had ordered that the budget of GCIS be handed over to the Gupta family.