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Duduzane Zuma to be charged with corruption

Duduzane Zuma is due to appear in Johannesburg’s Specialised Commercial Crime Court tomorrow where he is set to be charged with corruption. The son of former president Jacob Zuma will be charged in connection with the role he played in trying to bribe former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas at the Guptas’ Saxonwold compound in October 2015. At a meeting with Duduzane, businessman Fana Hlongwane and older Gupta brother Ajay, […]

today8 July 2018

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Judgment expected in Gupta-linked Optimum coal case

The North Gauteng High Court is expected to deliver judgment in the Gupta-linked Optimum coal case. The company's CEO wants the court to overturn the appointment of business rescue practitioners. The practitioners were appointed to run the Gupta-linked Hendrina coal mine in Mpumalanga. The mine has been the scene of several worker strikes this year, stemming from cash-flow problems. It's supply of coal to Eskom's nearby power plant dried up […]

today27 June 2018

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Ramaphosa’s first 3 months of office

It's been three months since Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated as South Africa's president and his pledge for a "new dawn" is unravelling, albeit slowly in some cases. Before he was sworn in on February 15, Ramaphosa's influence as ANC president started to show: a new board was announced at the embattled Eskom parastatal and his hidden hand was instrumental in forcing his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, into finalising the judicial commission […]

today17 May 2018

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Ex-editor reveals Jacob Zuma’s role in creating ANN7

A former ANN7 editor and employee of the Guptas has exposed former president Jacob Zuma's direct hand in the creation of the controversial news channel. In an explosive new book, he also bares how Gupta lieutenants fraudulently handed South African jobs to Indian nationals. Indian journalist Rajesh Sundaram's tell-all book Indentured - Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV, published by Jacana, hits the shelves on Wednesday. The term "indenture" refers […]

today14 March 2018

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Public Protector finds Brown ‘inadvertently’ misled Parliament about Eskom-Trillian

The Public Protector has found that Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown misled the National Assembly when she denied there were engagements between power utility Eskom and the Gupta-linked company Trillian Capital Partners. This is according to a report issued by the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to the DA on Thursday. “Minister Brown inadvertently misled Parliament in her assertion that there were no other contracts of engagement concluded between Eskom and […]

today23 February 2018

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Hunt still on for Gupta brothers, Duduzane Zuma: Hawks

The Hawks say the hunt is still on for the Gupta brothers. Police have declared Ajay Gupta a fugitive from justice and are also looking for Atul Gupta and Duduzane Zuma over alleged corruption. Hawks spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Muluadzi says more arrests are looming. He adds, “Well, we haven’t had any success so far but that doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to relax, so we continue to search for […]

today18 February 2018

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More revision needed on Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill

he National Key Points Act (NKP) has been under immense scrutiny ever since the Guptas landed a plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base and President Jacobs Zuma’s homestead saga. The NKP which was a secret list of over 200 sites was brought into law during the last decade of apartheid. Government has used this Bill to curb protests and the stop people form taking pictures of places such at Zuma’s […]

today7 February 2018

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Vavi praises AFU after Vrede farm seizure

The Assets Forfeiture Unit has moved swiftly to seize the controversial dairy Vrede farm in the Free State. Saftu president – Zwelinzima Vavi says he is happy that the AFU acted on their complaint. Vavi says they lodged the complaint following reports that money had been looted from the public purse by politicians in partnership with the Guptas. He says according to the leaked Gupta emails, R30 million was moved […]

today21 January 2018

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HSBC closes accounts linked to Guptas

HSBC has revealed it's closed accounts of companies linked to the Guptas. The bank is investigating its possible relationship with the controversial family. Last month UK labour MP and anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain urged authorities to probe HSBC and Standard Chartered bank for billions thought to have been laundered through Gupta networks. He said he had account numbers and details of transactions. HSBC has previously declined to comment on the […]

today11 November 2017

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