Nhlanhla Nene

State capture accused Ajay Gupta says he and his family have done nothing wrong and that he wants to clear his name.Speaking to The New York Times in Dubai, the eldest Gupta brother said the allegations made at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture were false.

Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene’s recent resignation has now been followed by his stepping down as a Member of Parliament.

The president shouldn’t be the one expected to act against such ministers when he isn’t being backed up by prosecutors and the courts.South Africa’s criminal justice system, not President Cyril Ramaphosa, is to blame for failure to act against Cabinet ministers such as Bathabile Dlamini and Malusi Gigaba, who were found to have lied under oath.

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday maintained that the Gupta family did not receive any favours from himself or his department to gain early naturalisation.

"I think the president has just taken away my freedom," Tito Mboweni said. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday appointed Mboweni, a former Reserve Bank governor  and labour minister, as finance minister, replacing Nhlanhla Nene who admitted to having meetings with the Gupta family, who are at the centre of alleged corruption.

The decision was widely expected after reports that the president may already have been shopping around for a replacement on Monday.

The job of South Africa’s finance minister hangs in the balance as the president's office denies any knowledge of him requesting to resign.

The EFF has demanded that Ramaphosa relieve Nene of his duties with immediate effect. Julius Malema has written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa calling on him to accept the offer made by Nhlanhla Nene to resign.

EFF leader Julius Malema appears to have launched an all-out war against Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, who he has accused of being “captured” by the Guptas.