Zuma tried to get Lucky Montana reinstated at Prasa, says Popo Molefe StateCaptureInquiry
Former president Jacob Zuma is pictured at the Commission of Inquiry State Capture in Johannesburg, 19 July 2019. Picture: Refilwe Modise
After Montana left the agency, Zuma called Molefe to a meeting where he attempted to persuade the former board chair to reinstate Montana, despite the former Prasa CEO having tendered his resignation to the board, which was accepted, the commission heard. “The email had said that he wants to discuss the affairs of Prasa,” Molefe said, adding that he subsequently received a telephone message for the meeting.
A subsequent meeting was convened months later on 20 August 2015 at the presidential guesthouse in Pretoria. Molefe said before the meeting commenced, Zuma informed them, him, Radebe and Peters, that he had invited Montana to take part. Around this time, Montana had also made public statements that he was willing to return to Prasa if the minister and the board so wished, however, on condition that Molefe’s board would be dissolved, the commission heard.
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