Guptas Warned Former GCIS DG Maseko: Give Us What We Want Or Be Gone! Reverend Frank Chikane Tells State Capture Commission

Riyaz Patel

The former Director General (DG) during president Thabo Mbeki’s term told the state capture inquiry Tuesday that he was shocked when the Gupta brothers warned the former GCIS Director General (DG) Themba Maseko that he would be removed from his position if he failed to deliver what they wanted.

Testifying before Commission chairperson Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Reverend Frank Chikane said it was not surprising when Maseko asked to speak to him when, as a DG, he was faced with a challenge.

“He asked for advice. He had been asked [by former president Jacob Zuma] to go and meet the Guptas and he was worried about the implications. At that point, I think there were already indications there were problems,” Chikane said.

Chikane said he