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Alleged middleman in Regiments, Trillian and Transnet contracts arrested before boarding Dubai flight
An alleged middleman for Gupta-linked Trillian and Regiments Capital was arrested at O.R. Tambo International Airport on Tuesday evening. According…
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Estina Dairy Farm case postponed to October
The court case involving Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma, his brother-in-law, Dinesh Patel, and three senior Free State government officials is…
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Ex-Eskom CEO Koko denies Optimum wrongdoing
Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko says it’s unfair that the Gupta-owned Optimum coal mine wasn’t forced to pay back R1.4-billion…
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Blow for Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma
Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma suffered another blow on Wednesday after the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) successful application to restrain his…
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President Ramaphosa denies claims he influenced decisions at Eskom to favour Glencore
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday dismissed allegations that he improperly influenced decisions at Eskom in favour of Optimum Coal Mine…
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Iqbal Sharma’s restraint order extended to November
Businessman and Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma will have to wait until November to hear if the restraint order against him…
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Iqbal Sharma granted bail
Gupta associate, Iqbal Sharma has been granted bail of R500,000. Sharma was previously denied bail after the court deemed him…
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NPA: Interpol has not issued red notices for Guptas
Interpol has not yet issued red notices against four members of the Gupta family as reported by the NPA on…
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Siyabonga Cwele denies claims he wanted to stop SSA’s Gupta investigation
Former State Security minister Siyabonga Cwele testified at the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture for the first…
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Ex-Minister Siyabonga Cwele denies halting Gupta investigations
Former State Security minister Siyabonga Cwele has denied the allegations that he stopped an investigation into the Gupta’s in 2011.…
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Malusi Gigaba denies delaying Fica amendments so that Guptas could continue looting
Former minister Malusi Gigaba denied that he delayed passing amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act (Fica) so that…
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Zondo told money paid to Jacob Zuma’s lawyer came from Gupta laundering scheme
The state capture commission has heard that legal fees paid to former President Jacob Zuma’s late lawyer Kemp J Kemp…
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Malusi Gigaba denies that his protectors saw bags of cash in his car boot
Former minister Malusi Gigaba denied that his protectors saw a bag full of cash in his boot. Gigaba is still…
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Vrede Dairy Farm project suspect granted bail
Dinesh Patel has been granted R10,000 bail. He is the brother-in-law of Gupta ally, Iqbal Sharma. And is the latest…
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Minister Lamola: UAE extradition treaty to come into force on 10 July
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates will come into force on 10 July.…
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United Arab Emirates ratifies extradition agreement with SA
The United Arab Emirates and South Africa have ratified the extradition agreement that will allow the Guptas to be brought…
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Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma denied bail
Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma has been denied bail by the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court. Magistrate Estelle de Lange handed down judgment…
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Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma bail hearing postponed
Former Transnet board member and Gupta associate, Iqbal Sharma, will return to court for his bail application on Tuesday. Sharma…
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Ex-Free State Agriculture head granted bail
Former Free State Agriculture head Peter Thabethe has been granted bail of R10,000. Thabethe and Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma are…
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Gupta associate Iqbal Sharma back in court
Gupta associate and businessman Iqbal Sharma and former Free State agriculture and rural development head, Peter Thabethe are expected to…
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Gupta’s multi-million rand assets seized
The National Prosecuting Authority has seized assets of the Gupta company, including Iqbal Sharma’s multimillion-rand home. The seized assets are…
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Gupta-linked businessman to appear in court
A high-profile businessman linked to the Gupta family is appearing before the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court today. The businessman was arrested…
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Gupta-linked businessman arrested
A high-profile Gupta-linked businessman has been arrested together with three former Free State heads of agriculture. According to the statement…
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Malusi Gigaba expected to continue testimony at state capture inquiry
Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba is expected to continue giving testimony at the state capture commission on Monday. The…
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Anoj Singh denies seeing hidden information detailing payment of Gupta kickbacks
Former Transnet chief financial officer (CFO) Anoj Singh has denied that Regiments sent him details of kickbacks that were paid…
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Jacob Zuma back at ConCourt to appeal R10 million cost order
Former President Jacob Zuma is back at the Constitutional Court to appeal an estimated R10-million costs order against him. The…
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Free State Treasury paid more than R11 million to Gupta’s TNA, Zondo Inquiry hears
The state capture commission has heard how the Free State Treasury paid more than R11 million to the Gupta’s New…
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Gupta enterprise earned over R15 billion from Transnet contracts, Zondo told
Shadow World Investigations on Monday said irregular contracts awarded by Transnet, including to the Gupta enterprise, are valued at a…
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Malusi Gigaba tells Zondo his wife is a liar
Gigaba also gave evidence relating to dodgy dealings with the Gupta brothers during his tenure as minister of public enterprises…
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Malusi Gigaba unsure how many times he met Guptas
Former Minister Malusi Gigaba told the Zondo commission that he does not deny knowing the Gupta brothers. He says he…
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President Ramaphosa: Parliament could have done more on Gupta leaks
President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that Parliament had the ability to investigate allegations of state capture levelled against the Gupta…
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Guptas slapped with UK sanctions over corruption in South Africa
U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will impose sanctions against three Gupta brothers who were previously accused of being in a…
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Malusi Gigaba loses bid to have Norma Mngoma’s State Capture testimony private
Former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s estranged wife Norma Gigaba will testify in public at the Commission of Inquiry into allegations…
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Anoj Singh denies feeding confidential Eskom information to Gupta associate
Appearing at the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture on Friday, former Transnet chief financial officer Anoj Singh…
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I didn’t know my Dubai trips were paid for by Salim Essa, says Anoj Singh
Former Transnet CFO Anoj Singh on Thursday said he didn’t know that his Dubai trips were paid for by Gupta-associate…
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Reserve Bank seizes more than R19 million of Gupta’s Sahara cash
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has seized R19,669,000 from the Gupta brothers’ Sahara Computers, which closed down in 2018…
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Former Denel board chair Dan Mantsha admits Guptas flew him around the world
Former Denel chairperson Dan Mantsha admitted to being flown around the world in chartered jets by the Gupta family. Mantsha…
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I wasn’t involved in Eskom procurement matters as minister, says Lynne Brown
Former Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown on Monday told the state capture commission that she did not get involved in…
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Ex-Minister Brown says she already knew Atul Gupta when she was appointed minister
Former Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said that the state capture commission was advancing the narrative that many of the…
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Anoj Singh stored cash and other valuables at Knox Vault, Zondo hears
Former Transnet chief financial officer (CFO) Anoj Singh admitted during his testimony at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture…
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Norma Mngoma agrees to testify at State Capture Inquiry
Malusi Gigaba’s estranged wife, Norma Mngoma, has agreed to testify before the state capture inquiry. Mngoma is expected to detail…
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Koko tells Zondo Inquiry that Suzanne Daniels knew Salim Essa
Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko said that former company secretary Suzanne Daniels knew Gupta associate Salim Essa and she blind-copied…
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I didn’t know R1.6bn prepayment was going to Tegeta, says former Eskom exec Naidoo
Former Eskom board member Pathmanathan Naidoo said when he approved the R1.6 billion prepayment to Optimum Coal Mine, he believed…
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Alleged Gupta involvement in Prasa tender #StateCaptureInquiry
The former Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport has come under fire at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry…
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Raymond Zondo shocked to hear Radebe dismissed early calls for probe into Gupta landing
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that he was shocked that former Minister Jeff Radebe dismissed early calls for answers…
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Raymond Zondo concludes hearings for the year, but nowhere near end of witness list
The state capture commission has on Friday concluded its public hearings for this year, but Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo…
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Eskom wants Guptas, ex-minister and others to pay back R3.8 billion
Eskom chief executive officer (CEO) André de Ruyter has confirmed that the power utility had instituted a claim for R3.8…
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McKinsey to pay back about R650m it scored from SAA and Transnet contracts
McKinsey & Co, which already paid back about R1 billion it had been paid for work it did at Eskom…
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Investigator breaks down how Guptas raked in R229 million from Estina project
The infamous Gupta brothers seem to have pocketed nearly R230 million of the R280 million that the Free State government…
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Court unfreezes Regiment Capital’s assets
The South Gauteng High Court has unfrozen more than a billion rands worth of assets belonging to Gupta-linked consultancy firm…
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