South Africa’s Zuma denies having broken law with Gupta family

Former South African president Jacob Zuma told a corruption inquiry on Monday that he had never broken the law with the Gupta family, describing the businessmen at the center of an influence-peddling scandal as friends.

"I never did anything with them (the Guptas) unlawfully, they just remained friends. … Never, never did I discuss any matter that does not belong to them," Zuma told the inquiry.

"They were businesspeople and successful businesspeople," Zuma continued, referring to the three Gupta brothers. "I'm not a businessperson, I know nothing about business, I'm a politician, I know something about politics."