Sunday World has taken notice of the spokesperson for Justice Minister Thembi Simelane’s media statement, which refutes that she told the ANC Integrity Commission in a virtual meeting that President Cyril Ramaphosa grilled her about the loan she obtained from Gundo Wealth Solution before appointing her to his cabinet in August 2021.
Sunday World is in possession of the recording of the oral representations Simelane submitted to the integrity commission and stands by the story as published in our October 6 edition.
The editorial management of the publication is consulting with its lawyers to determine whether to make the evidence publicly available in order to protect the paper’s reputation. – Editor
