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Gupta Wedding

Gupta report: Scapegoats to escape sanction?
Article
/ 23 May 2013

Gupta report: Scapegoats to escape sanction?

Government’s Gupta plane landing report does not conclusively suggest that Christine Anderson and Bruce Koloane will face criminal charges.

By Nickolaus Bauer and Sarah Evans
M&G Hangout: All the Gupta report details
Article
/ 22 May 2013

M&G Hangout: All the Gupta report details

Official details on the infamous Gupta wedding are trickling in. Join our M&G Hangout as we discuss the latest revelations from Guptagate.

By Staff Reporter
Full report on Gupta Waterkloof landing released
Article
/ 22 May 2013

Full report on Gupta Waterkloof landing released

The ministerial report into the Waterkloof Air Force Base landing of a plane carrying Gupta family members has been released.

By Staff Reporter
ANC on Gupta report: Name-dropping is human nature
Article
/ 20 May 2013

ANC on Gupta report: Name-dropping is human nature

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has downplayed the practice of name-dropping as an inherently South African problem.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Guptagate: What name-dropping?
Article
/ 20 May 2013

Guptagate: What name-dropping?

Documents suggest the "name-dropping" that Justice Minister Jeff Radebe referred to in the Gupta wedding saga was confined to corridors.

By Sarah Evans
Guptagate: Treating the symptom – not the cause
Analysis
/ 20 May 2013

Guptagate: Treating the symptom – not the cause

The response to the Gupta debacle is indicative of a state only dealing with the symptoms rather than the cause of its ills, writes Nickolaus Bauer.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Name game blamed for Gupta debacle
Article
/ 19 May 2013

Name game blamed for Gupta debacle

Name-dropping has been blamed for the unlawful landing of an aircraft carrying guests to the Gupta family wedding at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Spy versus spy in Guptagate fallout
Videos
/ 17 May 2013

Spy versus spy in Guptagate fallout

How much of an influence did the controversial Gupta family have over our state intelligence? Find out in this video highlight from our M&G Hangout.

By Staff Reporter
Ex-spy boss slams Cwele over Guptas
Article
/ 17 May 2013

Ex-spy boss slams Cwele over Guptas

Former NIA chief Gibson Njenje lost his job after a battle over the influential Gupta family. For the first time, he explains why.

By Matuma Letsoala and Charles Molele
M&G hangout: The Guptas’ intelligence dealings
Article
/ 16 May 2013

M&G hangout: The Guptas’ intelligence dealings

Join us on our M&G Hangout as we discuss new allegations surrounding the Guptas and South Africa’s state intelligence.

By Staff Reporter
Gupta debate in Parliament moved forward
Article
/ 16 May 2013

Gupta debate in Parliament moved forward

A parliamentary debate on the unauthorised landing at the Waterkloof Air Force Base has been moved forward, the ANC has said.

By Sapa
Ministers to announce Gupta plane probe outcome
Article
/ 15 May 2013

Ministers to announce Gupta plane probe outcome

Cabinet ministers are considering a report from a probe into the unauthorised landing of a privately chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base.

By Sapa
Cwele announces plans to end violent protests
Article
/ 14 May 2013

Cwele announces plans to end violent protests

Individuals with ambitions of office are behind the violent protests which are common in the country, says State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Guptas refuse further media questions on landing scandal
Article
/ 14 May 2013

Guptas refuse further media questions on landing scandal

The Gupta family says it will not answer any further questions regarding the landing at the Waterkloof Air Force Base until the report is finalised.

By Nickolaus Bauer
The Guptas and racism among Indian people
Article
/ 13 May 2013

The Guptas and racism among Indian people

Claims of racism at the Gupta wedding has reminded us of our racial baggage, but we’re ahead in dealing with our division, writes Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay
ANC: Gupta debate about DA’s ‘obsessive vendetta’ against Zuma
Article
/ 12 May 2013

ANC: Gupta debate about DA’s ‘obsessive vendetta’ against Zuma

The ANC’s chief whip has accused the DA of wanting to make Jacob Zuma the focus of an upcoming parliamentary debate about the Gupta wedding saga.

By Sapa
M&G Hangout: Just how far does the Guptas’ influence extend?
Videos
/ 10 May 2013

M&G Hangout: Just how far does the Guptas’ influence extend?

The question is not about who approved the Gupta plane’s landing, but how much influence the family has. Sarah Evans talks us through the latest on the saga.

By Staff Reporter
Has Guptagate woken up the ANC?
Article
/ 10 May 2013

Has Guptagate woken up the ANC?

So the Gupta family say they organised their landing at a military air base "by the book". Which book? The cheque book?

By Letters
Gupta wedding: What is the plane truth?
Article
/ 10 May 2013

Gupta wedding: What is the plane truth?

Following the wedding jet saga, accusations and denials have been flying. Sarah Evans and Phillip de Wet have the facts.

By Sarah Evans and Phillip De Wet
Free State government gave Gupta guests an ‘alibi’
Article
/ 10 May 2013

Free State government gave Gupta guests an ‘alibi’

The Free State government appears to have played a key role in giving guests to the Gupta wedding an alibi – the pretext of an official visit.

By Phillip De Wet and Sarah Evans
How Gupta wedding storm turned into a PR blizzard
Article
/ 10 May 2013

How Gupta wedding storm turned into a PR blizzard

The problem of too many cooks spoiling the communications broth. "Everybody was talking, all the ministers, all the departments."

By Phillip De Wet
Gupta saga: Vusi Koloane hung out to dry
Article
/ 10 May 2013

Gupta saga: Vusi Koloane hung out to dry

Officials say the suspended chief of state protocol will be fired for "breaching security" by allowing a Gupta plane to land at a national key point.

By Glynnis Underhill
Guptagate: The Cleaner knows how the mess got there
Analysis
/ 10 May 2013

Guptagate: The Cleaner knows how the mess got there

There’s blood on the floor after Guptagate, and the powerful justice minister Jeff Radebe has to mop it up.

By Richard Calland
Pandor ‘piqued’ by Gupta wedding invitation
Article
/ 9 May 2013

Pandor ‘piqued’ by Gupta wedding invitation

Minister of Home Affairs Naledi Pandor has explained how her "curiosity was piqued" after she was invited to the the Gupta wedding at Sun City.

By Glynnis Underhill
Gupta presser: No questions, please
Videos
/ 9 May 2013

Gupta presser: No questions, please

The Indian high commissioner hosted a press conference on the IndiaAfrica festival, but everyone was more interested in the Gupta Waterkloof landing.

By Staff Reporter
Indian high commission steers clear of Waterkloof landing saga
Article
/ 9 May 2013

Indian high commission steers clear of Waterkloof landing saga

Despite a golden opportunity to respond to queries about the Gupta debacle, the high commissioner chose to speak on everything else but Guptagate.

By Phillip De Wet
AG won’t have a ‘special investigation’ into the Gupta wedding
Article
/ 9 May 2013

AG won’t have a ‘special investigation’ into the Gupta wedding

State probes into the possible improper use of state resources around the Gupta wedding will be studied by the auditor general, but not investigated.

By Sapa
M&G Hangout: Politicians scramble after Gupta wedding
Article
/ 8 May 2013

M&G Hangout: Politicians scramble after Gupta wedding

Send us your questions and comments about the repercussions of the Gupta wedding ahead of our weekly M&G Hangout.

By Staff Reporter
Fact or fiction: We unravel the Guptagate spin
Article
/ 8 May 2013

Fact or fiction: We unravel the Guptagate spin

The Mail & Guardian has sifted through a storm of public denials and rebuttals by the Guptas in an attempt to separate the facts from the spin.

By Phillip De Wet and Sarah Evans
The Gupta wedding plane timeline
Article
/ 7 May 2013

The Gupta wedding plane timeline

A day by day rundown of how the Gupta airplane saga played itself out.

By Sarah Evans
Documents reveal Gupta plane was cleared by SANDF after all
Article
/ 7 May 2013

Documents reveal Gupta plane was cleared by SANDF after all

Papers seen by the M&G have shown that, contrary to the SANDF’s claims, the Gupta plane’s landing at Waterkloof Air Force Base was authorised by it.

By Phillip De Wet and Sarah Evans
The ANC and the Guptas: Money for nothing
Article
/ 6 May 2013

The ANC and the Guptas: Money for nothing

Forget the Guptas – at the heart of the story that stoked the country’s outrage is a problematic relationship between government and big business.

By Verashni Pillay
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