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Again, Zuma issued his customary denials. ‘It is unfortunate that Mr Maseko wants to drag the president into matters he thinks are related to the end of his tenure at GCIS,’ his spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga canada goose outlet black friday sale told City Press. ‘The appointment of directors general is delegated to ministers. The president has no knowledge of the allegations that Mr Maseko is making.’
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buy canada goose jacket cheap When the Sunday Times asked Manyi if it was a coincidence that he’d been given the job as top government spin doctor in 2011 shortly after his visit to Saxonwold, he insisted that the two events had nothing to do with each other. ‘My appointment came after I spoke to late minister Collins Chabane,’ he said. ‘It is absolutely rubbish that the Guptas had any role in my appointment.’ buy canada goose jacket cheap
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