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Gupta Family

Hawks’ eerie silence on Gupta files
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Hawks’ eerie silence on Gupta files

‘State capture’ whistle-blower faces criminal case yet three reports implicating the Guptas stall.

By Pauli van Wyk
Cautious advocate or ‘Gupta puppet’?
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Cautious advocate or ‘Gupta puppet’?

An attempt to ambush the public protector falls flat, but sometimes Mkhwebane is her own worst enemy

By Phillip De Wet
Banks caught in political crossfire
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Banks caught in political crossfire

The Gordhan-Gupta court battle has overshadowed the institutions’ need to comply with international regulation.

By Pauli van Wyk
Hidden hand drives social media smears
Article
/ 27 January 2017

Hidden hand drives social media smears

All those being targeted appear to have one thing in common — they’re not the Guptas’ friends.

By Staff Reporter
Gordhan court bid rattles Guptas
Article
/ 27 January 2017

Gordhan court bid rattles Guptas

The politically connected family wants the court to dismiss the minister’s application

By Athandiwe Saba
Guptas suggest Gordhan is making more than a simple legal point
Article
/ 26 January 2017

Guptas suggest Gordhan is making more than a simple legal point

The politically connected family wants the court to dismiss the minister’s application.

By Athandiwe Saba
Oakbay denies involvement in fake news campaign
Article
/ 24 January 2017

Oakbay denies involvement in fake news campaign

Some media houses were targeted in what appeared to be a Twitter campaign against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan last week.

By Jenni Evans
Gupta-linked Trillian trying to ‘intimidate’ whistleblower
Article
/ 23 January 2017

Gupta-linked Trillian trying to ‘intimidate’ whistleblower

Company asks CCMA not to entertain R2-million claim by former chief until it gets a copy of an explosive affidavit made to the public protector.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Pravin Gordhan plans to discredit the Gupta family, says Oakbay’s acting CEO
Article
/ 20 January 2017

Pravin Gordhan plans to discredit the Gupta family, says Oakbay’s acting CEO

The Guptas seem to be in full fight back mode and threatened to institute legal proceedings against the finance minister.

By Pauli van Wyk
Gupta allies trying to buy a bank face intense scrutiny
Article
/ 17 January 2017

Gupta allies trying to buy a bank face intense scrutiny

Salim Aziz Essa and Hamza Farooqui will require Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s sign-off to buy Habib Overseas Bank in a deal worth R450-million.

By Staff Reporter
Gupta-linked bank bid gets initial go-ahead
Article
/ 16 January 2017

Gupta-linked bank bid gets initial go-ahead

The Competition Commission has approved a merger between two companies, a move likely to pave the way for a Gupta-linked bid to buy a bank.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
2017 will be deadly dull if festive period is a portent
Article
/ 6 January 2017

2017 will be deadly dull if festive period is a portent

"The 2015 festive season ushered in a year of political despair, in contrast to the one just past"

By Govan Whittles
An epic poem from the future
Article
/ 6 January 2017

An epic poem from the future

What will come to pass, we look into the glass — in bad, bad rhyme

By Phillip De Wet
​How to capture a state and escape
Article
/ 22 December 2016

​How to capture a state and escape

SA’s heist movie has all the twists, decoys, baddies and cronies – and good guys looking for the loot

By Phillip De Wet
Standard Bank seeks to stop Zuma from intervening in Gupta Case
Article
/ 15 December 2016

Standard Bank seeks to stop Zuma from intervening in Gupta Case

The bank asked the High Court to prevent the president from intervening in its decision to close accounts of companies linked to the Gupta family.

By Renee Bonorchis 1
Mines minister Zwane urged Nedbank to retain Guptas as clients
Article
/ 13 December 2016

Mines minister Zwane urged Nedbank to retain Guptas as clients

Nedbank has said Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane urged it to reconsider its decision to sever ties with companies tied to the Gupta family.

By Colin Mcclelland 1
Guptas turn R3m into R900m in mystery-shrouded mining deal
Article
/ 9 December 2016

Guptas turn R3m into R900m in mystery-shrouded mining deal

Overnight, a low-value mining right seems to have ballooned into a highly lucrative deal.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Editorial: 9/12 – The day Zuma betrayed a nation
Article
/ 9 December 2016

Editorial: 9/12 – The day Zuma betrayed a nation

Even the most explosive allegations of state capture find Zuma behind the scenes, often as
puppet master.

By Editorial
Economic exclusion feeds the politics of patronage in South Africa
Analysis
/ 7 December 2016

Economic exclusion feeds the politics of patronage in South Africa

President Jacob Zuma is part of a faction which embraces patronage politics writes Steven Friedman

By Point Author and Sam Sole
​Gupta dealings are small change
Article
/ 7 December 2016

​Gupta dealings are small change

Commercial tax evasion has cost emerging economies trillions of dollars, but even they are guilty of doing it.

By Staff Reporter
SACP: Free South Africa from Guptas and Ruperts to protect the country’s sovereignty
Article
/ 30 November 2016

SACP: Free South Africa from Guptas and Ruperts to protect the country’s sovereignty

SACP deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila also lauded the achievements of late Cuban Revolution icon Fidel Castro.

By Govan Whittles
Revisionist accounting to the rescue for Gupta-owned Oakbay
Article
/ 30 November 2016

Revisionist accounting to the rescue for Gupta-owned Oakbay

At a tricky time for the Gupta family, a tweaking of numbers does make it seem that an asset up for sale is not doing all that badly.

By Phillip De Wet
Zuma to launch fight back as ANC NEC present motion for the president to step down
Article
/ 27 November 2016

Zuma to launch fight back as ANC NEC present motion for the president to step down

P​resident Zuma is preparing to sideline those ANC members who oppose him in a cabinet re-shuffle

By Staff Reporter
ANC denies President Zuma will be grilled for bringing party into disrepute
Article
/ 26 November 2016

ANC denies President Zuma will be grilled for bringing party into disrepute

ANC has released a statement denying that President Jacob Zuma will be questioned for bringing the party into disrepute.

By News 24
Oakbay asks court to compel FIC to provide details on 72 ‘suspicious’ transactions
Article
/ 25 November 2016

Oakbay asks court to compel FIC to provide details on 72 ‘suspicious’ transactions

The Financial Intelligence Centre in August listed 72 suspicious transactions spanning about four years.

By Pauli van Wyk
‘Time to cause some havoc’: The weird web of Gupta-linked misinformation
Article
/ 23 November 2016

‘Time to cause some havoc’: The weird web of Gupta-linked misinformation

Nothing is clear other than that the politically connected family is at the heart of the fight.

By Phillip De Wet
​Amnesty ‘not the answer’ for Zexit
Article
/ 18 November 2016

​Amnesty ‘not the answer’ for Zexit

Indemnifying Zuma from prosecution is unlikely to pass legal muster, experts say.

By Staff Reporter
​Molefe quitting is ‘common sense’
Article
/ 18 November 2016

​Molefe quitting is ‘common sense’

Law experts say chief executives under fire must weigh up what is in the company’s best interests.

By Staff Reporter
Prezzes Zuma and Trump, I’m rigging out of wedlock
Article
/ 14 November 2016

Prezzes Zuma and Trump, I’m rigging out of wedlock

You can have the Guptas and the Ku Klux Klan. I’ll take Pravin Gordhan, Barack Obama and the kids.

By Staff Reporter
Six candidates vie to succeed Zuma as ANC president
Article
/ 11 November 2016

Six candidates vie to succeed Zuma as ANC president

Zuma is not among the six and isn’t expected to seek re-election, the party’s secretary general Gwede Mantashe said.

By Amogelang Mbatha 1
​Guptas head to court to get bank records
Analysis
/ 11 November 2016

​Guptas head to court to get bank records

‘The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) provided reports on transactions mentioned in a certificate to Gordhan but not the actual transactions.’

By Staff Reporter
​‘Captured Hawks will sit on report’
Article
/ 11 November 2016

​‘Captured Hawks will sit on report’

Many of the issues flagged by the public protector have already been referred to the directorate.

By Staff Reporter
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