Gary G. Mazaham ATTORNEYS: Our Ref : G Mazahamikp Hunts End Office Park 1 Floor, Paddock West 36 Wierda Road West Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196 Your Ref P.O Box 235 Rivonia 2128 Tol: +27 (11) 783-4441 Facsimile : (011) 783-6752 / 086 539 5065 Date: 12 March 2018 E-mail : gary@mazaham.coza To Mr Disang Mocumi Committee Secretary Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises Parliament of the Republic of South Africa Cape Town 8000 E-mail : dmocumi@parliment.aov.za Dear Mr Mocumi, RE: INVITATION TO APPEAR BEFORE THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ENTERPRISES : MR DUDUSANE ZUMA 1. Your correspondence of 1 March 2018 and subsequent e-mails in the above regard refer. 2 | attach hereto a response letter addressed to the Honourable Lunga Mnganga- Gcabashe MP as telephonically discussed with you today. Kind regards GARY G MAZAHAM Attorneys Gy Gore azar, LB)Gary G. Mazaham ATTORNEYS: Our Ref: G Mazahamikp Hunts End Office Park 1" Floor, Paddock West 36 Wierda Road West Wierda Valley, Sandton, 2196 Your Ref PO Box 235, Rivonia 2128 Tel: 427 (11) 783-4441 Facsimile : (011) 783-6752 / 086 539 5065 Date: 12 March 2018 E-mail: gar@mazaham.co.za To : Honourable Mnganga-Gcabashe MP Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises Parliament of the Republic of South Africa Cape Town 8000 E-mail clo Mr Dear Ms Mnganga-Geabashe, RE: INVITATION TO APPEAR BEFORE THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 1 confirm that | act on behalf of Mr Duduzane Zuma. 2. "refer to your letter of 1 March 2018 addressed to Mr Duduzane Zuma care of my offices and forwarded under cover of an e-mail addressed to me by Mr Disang Mocumi, the Committee Secretary. 3. While your letter under reply recorded, inter alia, that transcripts of the testimony of Ms Suzanne Daniels, Mr Lucky Montana and Mr Ben Martins, together with other relevant ‘Gry Ge Masaka 8 Gar, LBdocuments were attached to your said letter, the said transcripts and other documents were not in fact attached. However, three subsequent e-mails were received from Mr Mocumi on 2 March 2018 in terms of which : 4.1 Itwas advised that the relevant transcripts and statements of witnesses would be sent shortly; 4.2 MrMocumi subsequently forwarded the statements of the said three witnesses; 4.3. He advised that he was still awaiting the transcripts for Mr Ben Martins and Mr Lucky Montana On 6 March 2018 | was again addressed by e-mail from Mr D Mocumi who requested to team whether my client, Mr Duduzane Zuma would be attending the inquiry on 13 March 2018 as per your invitation letter. | was further requested to advise whether there was any other information I required for preparation purpose. | confirm having telephonically communicated with Mr Mocumi on his mobile number on the early morning of 9 March 2018 having previously attempted on three occasions to contact him on the landline recorded on his e-mail. In my conversation with Mr Mocumi | Informed him, inter alia, that : 6.1 For reasons telephonically discussed with hit 1. my client only managed to receive notice of your letter under reply and the three statements subsequently62 63 64 65 furnished on 8 March 2018, whereupon | was duly instructed to confirm my instruction to contact you accordingly; The two transcripts relating to the testimony of Mr Ben Martins and Mr Lucky Montana respectively had not yet been received; To my knowledge, Ms Suzanne Daniels had also appeared before the Committee and that, if that were so, a transcript of her testimony would also be Fequired to be furnished to me; (subsequent to my telephonic conversation aforesaid, the transcript of the evidence by Ms Daniels was received on Friday 9 March 2018); Unless and until such time as the said transcripts were received, | would not be in a position appropriately and adequately to advise my client and take further instruction with reference to: 6.4.1 Your invitation that he make written submissions in respect of the various allegations against him; and 6.4.2 Answer questions in respect of the various allegations; In the current circumstances of inadequate preparation owing to inability to refer to the relevant transcripts and request such additional information that may arise from an analysis thereof, unless and until such time as the issues of concern to my client can be adequately addressed with particular reference to the specific ambit and nature of questions which the Portfolio Committee will require to be answered:6.5.1 Written submissions could not be considered nor finalised in the event that my client should elect to furnish such written submissions; 6.5.2 There was no reasonable possibility that my client could answer questions in respect of the various allegations against him particularly if all allegations against him and questions in issue are not yet known; 6.5.3 He would therefore not be in a position to attend at the inquiry scheduled for 13 March 2017. 7 | thank Mr Mocumi for his apparent understanding during the said telephone conversation wherein he requested that | record in writing the said understanding, as | have herein done. 8. Once all documentation has been received and any questions arising therefrom and have been answered, the issue of written submissions will be further addressed. 9. All rights of my client accordingly remain reserved. Yours respectfully GARY G MAZAHAM Attorneys