# Former Finance minister, Des van Rooyen, has denied claims made against him in the state capture commission report. The report states that it was clear that when Van Rooyen was appointed Finance minister in 2015 by former president Jacob Zuma, he had the approval of the Gupta family. The report also states that he was a frequent visitor at the Gupta’s Saxonwold residence. Van Rooyen told Newzroom Afrika that he will challenge the report’s findings against him:

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