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Gupta Family

Gigaba says it was ‘an unfortunate coincidence’ SOEs were captured on his watch
National
/ 23 June 2021

Gigaba says it was ‘an unfortunate coincidence’ SOEs were captured on his watch

The former public enterprises minister says he was deliberately removed from state companies’ dealings and could not have learned of the looting

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom kept paying because Trillian kept working, Zondo commission hears
National
/ 22 June 2021

Eskom kept paying because Trillian kept working, Zondo commission hears

Former senior executive Prish Govender tried to justify why payments to McKinsey and the Gupta-linked consulting firm continued in the absence of a contract

By Emsie Ferreira
Gigaba denies he allowed Gupta allies to strong-arm SAA into scrapping Mumbai flights
National
/ 21 June 2021

Gigaba denies he allowed Gupta allies to strong-arm SAA into scrapping Mumbai flights

The former minister was confronted with testimony that the airline was bullied, including by his special adviser, on his watch

By Emsie Ferreira
Singh cannot say how Regiments obtained on his memos to Molefe
National
/ 17 June 2021

Singh cannot say how Regiments obtained on his memos to Molefe

The former Transnet and Eskom chief financial officer agreed that it was highly irregular that the consultancy firm enjoyed this unfair advantage

By Emsie Ferreira
South Africa a step closer to extraditing the Guptas
National
/ 11 June 2021

South Africa a step closer to extraditing the Guptas

The finalisation of the extradition treaty may mean the United Arab Emirates will hand over information South Africa has been requesting for three years

By Eunice Masson
Glencore chief executive rejects Molefe’s alternative state capture narrative
National
/ 10 June 2021

Glencore chief executive rejects Molefe’s alternative state capture narrative

It was preposterous to imagine Glencore banked on Ramaphosa to help Eskom bow to its coal-price hike demands, Clinton Ephron told the Zondo commission

By Emsie Ferreira
State seeks arrest of Gupta brothers as Vrede dairy suspects appear in court
National
/ 3 June 2021

State seeks arrest of Gupta brothers as Vrede dairy suspects appear in court

Salim Essa and three others appeared in court on Thursday, as the Investigating Directorate turns to Interpol for help in capturing more suspects

By Emsie Ferreira
Singh says he did not understand pricing on inflated locomotive deal
National
/ 28 May 2021

Singh says he did not understand pricing on inflated locomotive deal

Transnet’s former chief financial officer tells Zondo was not familiar with locomotive pricing and did not detect the 20% kickbacks built into the contract price for Gupta-owned front companies

By Emsie Ferreira
Gigaba says his estranged wife is a bitter, vindictive liar
Article
/ 28 May 2021

Gigaba says his estranged wife is a bitter, vindictive liar

The former minister told the Zondo commission that his wife fabricated her testimony on his ties with the Guptas, like she had embellished her own past

By Emsie Ferreira
Editorial: A country built on cartels
Article
/ 27 May 2021

Editorial: A country built on cartels

This week, a Mail & Guardian investigation unearths what happens when the so-called construction mafia is allowed to run rampant in the country.

By Editorial
State paid R49bn to Gupta entities in dodgy deals, researcher testifies
National
/ 24 May 2021

State paid R49bn to Gupta entities in dodgy deals, researcher testifies

The state capture inquiry heard forensic evidence on how the Guptas allegedly milked the Free State government in more than the Estina scandal

By Emsie Ferreira
Sorry? I’m not sorry – Ace
Politics
/ 13 May 2021

Sorry? I’m not sorry – Ace

The suspended ANC secretary general won’t apologise publicly for his letter to Ramaphosa

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Zwane tells Zondo he didn’t know which company got Vrede dairy deal
Politics
/ 13 May 2021

Zwane tells Zondo he didn’t know which company got Vrede dairy deal

The former minister and Free State MEC for agriculture denies any knowledge of the Guptas’ role in the deal and his trip to India

By Emsie Ferreira
Gama “had no idea” Essa had a finger in most parts of the irregular locomotive deal
National
/ 30 April 2021

Gama “had no idea” Essa had a finger in most parts of the irregular locomotive deal

The former Transnet boss was confronted at the Zondo commission with evidence pointing to Salim Essa’s common denominator in the web of loans and facilitation agreements linked to the flawed R54-billion deal

By Emsie Ferreira
It never happened, Gama says as he too is implicated in receiving bags of Gupta cash
National
/ 26 April 2021

It never happened, Gama says as he too is implicated in receiving bags of Gupta cash

The former Transnet chief executive tells the Zondo commission the events described in crisp detail by his former driver were fiction

By Emsie Ferreira
Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise
Politics
/ 19 April 2021

Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise

The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again

By Emsie Ferreira
Resuscitate the public broadcaster
Opinion
/ 17 April 2021

Resuscitate the public broadcaster

The SABC is simply too important to South Africa’s democracy for it to be gutted: we cannot allow it to die

By Kiri Rupiah and Luke Feltham
Brown resists Zondo’s notion that lack of oversight left SA in darkness
Politics
/ 19 March 2021

Brown resists Zondo’s notion that lack of oversight left SA in darkness

The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault

By Emsie Ferreira
Like Molefe, Singh tells Zondo commission ‘bags of money’ story is all lies
National
/ 12 March 2021

Like Molefe, Singh tells Zondo commission ‘bags of money’ story is all lies

Former Transnet executives have spent much of the week confronted with testimony from their former drivers that they left Saxonwold with piles of cash

By Emsie Ferreira
Gama says the Gupta meeting was an ambush
National
/ 11 March 2021

Gama says the Gupta meeting was an ambush

The former Transnet boss says luck, not political meddling, was behind his baffling reinstatement

By Emsie Ferreira
Molefe shifts blame to ex-Transnet finance boss Singh
National
/ 9 March 2021

Molefe shifts blame to ex-Transnet finance boss Singh

The former Transnet chief executive repeatedly told the Zondo commission he ‘relied’ on advice from Anoj Singh regarding a R78-million payment to Regiments owner Salim Essa

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo deplores ‘attempted killing’ of state capture witness who implicated Molefe
National
/ 8 March 2021

Zondo deplores ‘attempted killing’ of state capture witness who implicated Molefe

The deputy chief justice says an attack on one witness may deter many others from giving evidence

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo commission: Glencore sold Optimum to portray me as a Gupta ally — Molefe
National
/ 2 March 2021

Zondo commission: Glencore sold Optimum to portray me as a Gupta ally — Molefe

Former Eskom chief executive paints himself as the victim of a plot at the hands of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s former business associates

By Emsie Ferreira
Hlophe throws out Bongo corruption case
Politics
/ 26 February 2021

Hlophe throws out Bongo corruption case

Former state security minister walks free after judge finds there is not sufficient evidence of attempted bribery to scupper Eskom probe

By Emsie Ferreira
Khaya Sithole: Can Zondo deliver the goods in time?
Opinion
/ 11 February 2021

Khaya Sithole: Can Zondo deliver the goods in time?

The state capture commission has cast its net too wide, given the short time left to finish its work

By Khaya Sithole
Naidoo pushes limits of plausible deniability on Eskom board’s knowledge of Tegeta
National
/ 11 February 2021

Naidoo pushes limits of plausible deniability on Eskom board’s knowledge of Tegeta

As former Eskom board member Pat Naidoo claims ignorance of Tegeta deal, Zondo counters that the evidence was staring him in the face

By Emsie Ferreira
Smith flounders as Zondo asks why he did not sound the alarm on Bosasa
National
/ 9 February 2021

Smith flounders as Zondo asks why he did not sound the alarm on Bosasa

The state capture inquiry confronts the corruption-accused MP on his track record of inaction on Bosasa, which made R7-billion off the state

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC MPs put loyalty to the party first at all times, lawmaker tells state capture inquiry
Politics
/ 8 February 2021

ANC MPs put loyalty to the party first at all times, lawmaker tells state capture inquiry

MPs were helpless to stop runaway losses and probe locomotive deal at Prasa, Zondo commission hears as it mulls parliament’s role in state capture era

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo can boldly ask ConCourt to find Zuma in contempt
Politics
/ 2 February 2021

Zondo can boldly ask ConCourt to find Zuma in contempt

The commissioner’s other option is the long, route through the courts for breach of the Commissions Act, but the inquiry’s lifespan is short.

By Emsie Ferreira
We need answers about the Vrede dairy project
Opinion
/ 11 December 2020

We need answers about the Vrede dairy project

On Ace Magashule’s watch, speaking out has cost more than a few whistleblowers their lives

By Ike Moroe
High court sets aside public protector report on Gordhan and Sars ‘rogue unit’
National
/ 7 December 2020

High court sets aside public protector report on Gordhan and Sars ‘rogue unit’

Busisiwe Mkhwebane ‘allowed her important office to be used to try and resuscitate a long-dead fake news propaganda fiction’, the court ruled

By Sarah Smit
Koko claims bias before Zondo commission
National
/ 4 December 2020

Koko claims bias before Zondo commission

In a lawyer’s letter, the former Eskom chief executive says the commission is not being fair to him

By Emma Balfour
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