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Zuma corruption charges ‘concerning’ for SA economy: Gigaba

Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba has said that it's “quite concerning” for the South African economy that corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma have been reinstated, saying it “raises the political risks”. He also said that he is in “full support” of a judicial commission of inquiry into corruption across South Africa. Gigaba said this during an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest in Washington. The minister was in Washington as […]

today17 October 2017

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Judgment expected in Gupta court bid to halt bank account closure

The Pretoria High Court will on Thursday hand down judgment in an urgent application for an interdict brought by 20 Gupta family companies to halt the closure of their last remaining bank accounts in South Africa. The application is for interim relief to stop the Bank of Baroda from closing the family’s business and loan accounts at the end of September. The family wants the court to grant an interdict […]

today21 September 2017

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Hawks distances itself from Duduzane Zuma’s claims

Crime policing unit, the Hawks, has distanced itself from claims made by President Jacob Zuma's son that he has been cleared of wrongdoing by the policing unit. Duduzane Zuma made the claims in an open letter to former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. In the letter, Zuma accused Gordhan of targeting him and the Gupta family while ignoring foul play in other businesses in the country. Speaking during an interview with […]

today30 August 2017

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DA calls on Bell Pottinger to disclose contracts with Gupta family

The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants Public Relations Company Bell Pottinger to make a full disclosure on it’s the contracts with the Gupta family. This comes after the British based PR Company was found guilty by the U.K's Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) for breaching its code over work done for the Guptas. The DA had complained to the Association about Bell Pottinger's campaign that allegedly fanned racial tensions in […]

today25 August 2017

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#GuptaEmails: Thousands more leaked documents to be made available

The extent of the Gupta family's alleged power over South Africa and its leaders could possibly be laid bare when between 100 000 and 200 000 leaked Gupta emails are expected to be made available to journalists soon. A portion of these emails were leaked to the City Press and the Sunday Times, who broke the story at the weekend. Ongoing coverage of those leaks has continued on News24, City […]

today1 June 2017

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Where is Gupta R1.5bn stash?

An affidavit by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan appears to reveal that the Department of Mineral Resources withheld information related to its approval of the transfer of R1.5-billion from a trust account intended for the rehabilitation of the Gupta-owned Optimum Coal Mine to India’s Bank of Baroda. Mineral Resources spokesman Ayanda Shezi, in response to two media inquiries, denied in July that the department had approved the transfer of money from […]

today17 October 2016

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Cellphones records place Van Rooyen at Gupta home

The fact that Cabinet minister Des van Rooyen may have more to hide could have an influence on his attempt to block the release of outgoing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report into "state capture". According to a BBC report, secret cellphone records place Van Rooyen at the Gupta home the evening before President Jacob Zuma sacked finance minister Nhlanhla Nene. According to a BBC source, the cellphone records are evidence […]

today14 October 2016

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‘State capture’ interdict bid will be heard in November

President Jacob Zuma and Local Government Minister Des Van Rooyen’s applications to interdict the Public Protector’s "state capture" report will be heard on November 1. This meant that Thuli Madonsela would not release the interim report on Friday. She would, however, still brief the media about her other reports. Van Rooyen's interdict hearing would merge with a separate bid by Zuma and be heard in the High Court in Pretoria […]

today14 October 2016

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