‘Guptaleaks’

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SA could have doubled social grants: Gordhan

Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants with the suggested R100bn stolen. Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas were speaking at a panel discussion at a Daily Maverick media event in Cape Town on Thursday. The former minister said there were obvious hints of thieving during his time, but […]

today4 August 2017

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#GuptaLeaks: Another software giant implicated in ‘kickback’ payments

A second German multinational has been caught red-handed entering questionable commission agreements with a Gupta-controlled company in the hope of securing lucrative state contracts. A company that manufactures billboards and a letterbox consulting company also stood to rake in millions. The #GuptaLeaks have already revealed how German software multinational SAP turned to the Guptas in their hour of need to clinch a R100m contract from Transnet. Now emails and documents show […]

today25 July 2017

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Direct evidence Gupta henchmen prepared fake tweets

Scorpio has previously exposed how the Guptas and their British PR firm Bell Pottinger make use of fake social media profiles to disseminate a counter-narrative of “white monopoly capital” in order to defend their operations in South Africa. For those yet to be convinced, there is direct evidence from the #GuptaLeaks emails of one of the family’s lieutenants composing tweets for broadcast by fabricated Twitter accounts. Haranath Ghosh’s LinkedIn profile […]

today23 June 2017

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Public Protector to investigate some #GuptaLeaks claims

The Public Protector will conduct a preliminary investigation to determine the merits of some of the allegations that have been published as part of the #GuptaLeaks saga that point to issues at Eskom, Prasa and Transnet. These allegations point to improper or dishonest acts or offences with respect to public funds at the state-owned enterprises as well as well as improper or unlawful enrichment by certain public officials at these […]

today15 June 2017

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#GuptaLeaks: How Sun City had to fight the Guptas for wedding payment

The wedding of the Gupta brothers’ niece in 2013 at Sun City was one of the most lavish celebrations the country has ever seen: it was a four-day extravaganza costing millions while the entire country was outraged by the wedding party's landing at Waterkloof Air Base. But though the Guptas may have been happy to host such an event, leaked emails show that they were much less eager to settle […]

today6 June 2017

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Hofstatter confident over authenticity of GuptaLeaks

Business Day Investigative journalist Stephan Hofstatter says he is confident that the leaked Gupta emails are authentic. Hofstatter’s comments come as some politicians including the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama are questioning the authenticity of the leaked emails. But, Mngxitama has distanced himself from the Gupta family, saying he has never asked for funds from the family. The emails, leaked […]

today5 June 2017

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Hawks not investigating ‘Guptaleaks’ emails

The Hawks say neither the Guptas nor any of the politicians named in an explosive report, have asked the unit to investigate the source of leaked emails published by the media. The documents allegedly prove that the family has captured the state through its connections to government officials. More than 100 000 emails were retrieved from the Guptas' email servers. Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi says the unit is however investigating […]

today2 June 2017

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