/ 23 January 2023

First state capture trial with Guptas charged commences

System failure: Ajay and Atul Gupta. Muntu Vilakazi/Gallo/City Press
Ajay and Atul Gupta. (Muntu Vilakazi/Gallo/City Press)
The state charges that Iqbal Sharma’s firm massively defrauded the state and R19 million was laundered into a UAE account controlled by a family friend

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