The Gupta family became household names in South Africa after Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas dropped a political bombshell earlier this year when he said they offered to secure him his boss’s job.
Zuma says the Guptas are his friends but denies they have influenced political appointments.
“We will hear his version of events and he may have information for us that we will need to consider against our own findings,” the Public Protector Thuli Madonsela told Business Day in an interview published on Wednesday.
