Jimmy Manyi has been singing like a canary at the state capture inquiry and gave a relatively impressive account of himself in front of the Zondo Commission.
The former GCIS chief pleaded with the hearing to let him begin his own testimony,
when Barbara Hogan finished early in the afternoon. Mzwanele “Jimmy” Manyi wasn’t due to appear until 23 November, but his request to get going was granted, and he was obviously thrilled with the green light.
Manyi, whose allegedly close ties with the Guptas are yet to be investigated by the commission, went in hard on the Phumla Williams administration at the government’s media department. He accuses her of cronyism and corrupt practices that would only favour the Gupta family.
Here’s the best of what he had to say. We’ve summarised the dramatic events of the commission from Wednesday, and following this, we can’t wait to have Manyi on the stand again.
Jimmy Manyi at the state capture inquiry – highlights, testimony and evidence:
The lack of due process at GCIS was something that
immediately concerned Manyi. He confirmed that the rot had begun to take hold of the department before he arrived. The first thing that turned his head was how they did business with their service providers.
