Investigating Directorate denies report it is after Gwede Mantashe

The Investigating Directorate says it has not decided on nor discussed an “imminent arrest” of ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe. The Sunday World newspaper reported that law enforcement agencies were circling Mantashe with a plan to arrest him soon. It said this was after he received security upgrades at his properties in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape from catering and security firm Bosasa. ID spokesperson Henry Mamothame said on Sunday the directorate did not comment on its investigations. “However we have deemed it necessary to correct the misstatements attributed to our…