'I would have an issue if Zuma's son was offering people jobs': Mantashe

If President Jacob Zuma's name comes up, it will come up in the interrogations by the ANC, these are the views of the ruling party's Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe.

Mantashe was responding to questions about the president's name coming up on several issues including the Guptas offering people ministerial positions, the Gupta's landing their private plan at Waterkloof and Nkandla.

"[Zuma's name} didn't come up in Mcebisi [Jonas] press conference. All I'm saying is that Mcebisi didn't mention the president once except by saying 'that is the man who can offer me a ministerial job'.

"Now its out of the opinion of a number of journalists that will say 'therefore Gupta is equal to the president' and it cannot be; and some of us will not buy into that narrative. We will deal with issues as they come. Deal with corporate culture as it comes and if that name comes, it will feature when we interrogate the issue," he said.

Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas and former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor revealed that they were offered ministerial positions by the influential Gupta family allegedly in the knowledge of the president. Positions which they rejected.

Mantashe said that he would be worried if President Zuma's son Duduzane was offering people jobs.

"It is not worrying me [Duduzane's name coming up in the allegations] because I know that Duduzane is in that company, he's a partner there and my own view is that he's a partner with the Guptas. What if he was a partner with the Mantashes? What would happen if he was a partner with the Motsepes?

"I will have an issue if Duduzane becomes an agent of corporate culture. When that happens then I will stand up .... where we will be having an issue is when Duduzane go around offering people positions. Then we will make it an issue," said Mantashe.

Asked whether the ANC NEC will take strong actions against Zuma in their meeting, Mantashe said he could not predict what will transpire in the meeting.