Parliament - The Gupta scandals that have swirled around President Jacob Zuma are expected to feature prominently when MPs pose questions to him on Tuesday.
Zuma’s appearance in the National Assembly comes as reports about the Guptas have hit the headlines in the past few weeks.
This is coupled with the fight for the control of the Treasury in his so-called war with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Zuma has denied he is at war with Gordhan, but his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, reiterated his call on Friday that the state must put an end to a war with itself.
The opposition wants to know the rationale for Zuma to form and drive a new powerful council to be in charge of State-Owned Entities (SOE).
Some SOEs are at odds with Gordhan over investigations into dealings with the Guptas.
Eskom and Denel have come out fighting against the National Treasury and Gordhan, but Eskom appeared to have backed down after it co-operated with the Treasury investigations into its coal contracts with the Guptas.
Gordhan has said he will also not back down on investigations into corruption in state tenders.
A few weeks ago, the cabinet announced that Zuma will head a new SOE Presidential Council. This is despite the fact that Ramaphosa is leading an Inter-Ministerial Committee on SOEs.
But Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe denied that Zuma was usurping power from Ramaphosa’s Inter-Ministerial Committee. He said Ramaphosa will continue to lead his SOE team and Zuma will have broad oversight of SOEs.
Radabe said this new council, under Zuma, will be of the same stature as the Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordination Commission (PICC).
The PICC is chaired by Zuma and oversees mega infrastructure projects worth billions of rand.
The government has invested R1.4 trillion in infrastructure projects for the next 15 years.
Zuma will have a tough time answering questions on his exact role in overseeing SOEs in the new structure.
Opposition parties are also expected to raise questions about "state capture" and the Guptas. The family has been in the news over Eskom and Denel dealings.
Last week, Denel denied in Parliament that the Guptas would benefit R12 billion from its joint venture. It said the amount is R400 million.
Political Bureau