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| South Africa Gupta row: Mcebisi Jonas 'offered job' | South Africa Gupta row: Mcebisi Jonas 'offered job' |
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| South Africa's deputy finance minister has confirmed reports alleging that he was offered the position of finance minister by a member of the wealthy and controversial Gupta family. | South Africa's deputy finance minister has confirmed reports alleging that he was offered the position of finance minister by a member of the wealthy and controversial Gupta family. |
| Mcebisi Jonas says he rejected the offer, calling it "a mockery of our hard-earned democracy". | Mcebisi Jonas says he rejected the offer, calling it "a mockery of our hard-earned democracy". |
| The opposition has long accused President Jacob Zuma of letting the Guptas wield excessive influence. | The opposition has long accused President Jacob Zuma of letting the Guptas wield excessive influence. |
| The Indian-born family dismissed the allegations as political game-playing. | The Indian-born family dismissed the allegations as political game-playing. |
| In 2013, there was a scandal after a private jet carrying guests to the wedding of a Gupta family member was allowed to land at a South African military air force base in Pretoria. | |
| Analysis: Milton Nkosi, BBC News, Johannesburg | |
| The allegations, confirmed by a serving minister, may well represent the lowest point of Mr Zuma's presidency, which has already been beset by multiple corruption scandals. | |
| South Africans have reacted with shock and dismay. Some are already calling for the president to resign. | |
| It is very difficult to see how President Zuma can come out of this latest scandal unscathed. | |
| The ANC's national executive committee's meeting this weekend will face a tough decision: Should it keep President Zuma as head of state? |