Salim Essa – The Mail & Guardian

/ 22 September 2023

SA renews its plea to UAE for Guptas

But first justice officials want their Emirati counterparts to say plainly why the first was denied

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By Emsie Ferreira

Politics

/ 15 September 2023

Lamola insists there is progress in prosecuting state capture cases

Apart from seven cases before court, dozens more are under investigation, the minister told parliament

By Eyaaz Matwadia

Editorial

/ 25 August 2023

Editorial | Zondo: Law and politics collide

The sidelining of state attorneys in a challenge to the Zondo report has provided schadenfreude for the chief justice’s critics

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National

/ 21 August 2023

Zondo commission punished with costs order in Salim Essa case

The order raises questions as to who directs the defence of challenges to the work of commissions of inquiry

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By Emsie Ferreira

National

/ 31 March 2023

Guptas reportedly trying to wiggle out of surrender to SA

Atul and Tony Gupta are said to be seeking asylum in central African states while South Africa’s extradition request stalls

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By Emsie Ferreira

National

/ 14 October 2022

Transnet locomotive case postponed to end of November

The Palm Ridge court granted a postponement to allow the full contents of the docket to be made availed to Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and their co-accused

By Emsie Ferreira

Editorial

/ 23 June 2022

Editorial: Zondo takes us back to the future

The president’s failings were mentioned. Read between the lines and you’ll find Farmgate too

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National

/ 23 June 2022

R57-billion: How the Guptas played Monopoly with state money

The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 13 May 2022

NPA sees off challenge to restraint order on Gupta assets

The Free State high court ruled that the provisional restraint order will remain in place until late October, when argument will be heard for it to be made indefinite, dismissing Oakbay’s application for a postponement

By Emsie Ferreira

Business

/ 29 April 2022

‘Rampant corruption’ linked to McKinsey-Trillian transactions, says Zondo

Recommendations by the Zondo commission include investigation and possible criminal prosecution for Brian Molefe, Matshela Koko and Anoj Singh

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 1 March 2022

NPA ‘delays’ R307m fraud case against Gupta-linked Kubentheran Moodley

Moodley’s defence team says it has not had an updated charge sheet since September.

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 3 February 2022

How a telecommunications firm extracted Transnet money for the Guptas

The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the ‘Gupta racketeering enterprise’

By Sarah Smit

National

/ 2 February 2022

Denel’s R1.2bn loss from R6bn profit highlights dire state of state-owned companies

The second state capture report shows how the arms company went from a R35-billion order book to begging the treasury for cash to stay afloat

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 15 November 2021

R1.6bn freezing order sought by NPA for Transnet ‘corruption’

Gupta associates received ‘lucrative’ payments for attending one meeting that allegedly influenced Transnet’s awarding of contracts worth billions of rand

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 29 September 2021

Gupta-linked R307m ‘fraudster’ disputes he was running away after arrest at airport

Kubentheran Moodley was arrested at OR Tambo moments before leaving for Dubai in an alleged attempt to flee his corruption-linked legal troubles

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 29 September 2021

Gupta-linked ‘fraudster’ nabbed en route to Dubai

Kubentheran Moodley was caught trying to ‘flee’ to Dubai allegedly after his family was threatened by a debt collector and the state seized R232-million worth of his assets

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By Khaya Koko

Opinion

/ 12 September 2021

Global players enabled ‘Zupta’ corruption

The Zupta decade: Governments and global corporates, banks and consultants must stop enabling money laundering

By Peter Hain

National

/ 5 July 2021

Interpol issues red notices against Guptas and associates

The National Prosecuting Authority has intensified efforts to return the Guptas to South Africa

By Luke Feltham

National

/ 17 June 2021

Singh sticks to a firm line of denial as he concludes testimony at Zondo commission

The former Transnet chief financial officer said he has no idea how R41-million flowed to a Gupta front company, ostensibly for unblocking a deal

By Emsie Ferreira

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

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

Politics

/ 27 April 2021

Gigaba considered Guptas his unofficial advisers, estranged wife tells Zondo

Increasingly reluctant to do the Gupta family’s bidding, the former minister was ‘punished’ with a transfer back to the home affairs portfolio, according to Nomachule Mngoma

By Emsie Ferreira

National

/ 29 March 2021

Ramaphosa will be questioned on Eskom, Zondo assures Koko

The power utility’s former chief executive prefaced his testimony by asking if the president would have to answer to claims that he meddled in Eskom

By Emsie Ferreira

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

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

National

/ 15 January 2021

Molefe blames Ramaphosa for Eskom’s woes in statement to Zondo commission

Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom

By Emma Balfour

Politics

/ 15 January 2021

Zondo commission: Lynne Brown reportedly says ‘eish’ when told of Zuma’s alleged Eskom meddling

More allegations against Jacob Zuma put before the state capture commission, as the questions the former president will have to answer when he appears next week continue to stack up

By Emma Balfour

National

/ 13 January 2021

Zondo commission’s own goal buys key Eskom witness more time

A string of errors saw Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo chastise the commission’s team as he was forced to allow a vital Eskom witness more time, when the commission has very little left

By Emma Balfour

National

/ 13 January 2021

Zondo commission testimony: Billions wasted at Eskom

As the testimony about how Eskom was captured is heard, former high ranking officials feign shock and can’t explain how multimillion-rand contracts were paid before a single deliverable was met

By Emma Balfour