Is South Africa ready to tackle its corruption problem?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is South Africa ready to tackle its corruption problem?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, June 21 at 19:30GMT: The arrest of two brothers in the United Arab Emirates earlier this month is once again shining a spotlight on governmental corruption in South Africa. Some political observers believe the Gupta’s arrests could help restore South Africans faith in their government, but only if the men are extradited and a transparent criminal trial is held. On this episode of The Stream we discuss the case and ask ‘Is South Africa ready to tackle its corruption problem?’. In this episode of The Stream, we are joined by: Fahmida Miller, @FahmidaMiller Correspondent, Al Jazeera English Kavisha Pillay, @Kavs_Pillay Head of Stakeholders & Campaigns Unit, Corruption Watch Phumlani Majozi, @PhumlaniMMajozi Political Analyst

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South Africa is investigating alleged $7B corruption at state-owned companies
7 months ago

South Africa is investigating alleged $7B corruption at state-owned companies

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totaling more than $7 billion at some of its top state-owned companies, according to a report published Tuesday by the national anti-graft unit. Those investigations involve six state-owned businesses: ports and rail company Transnet, arms company Denel, power utility Eskom, the National Lotteries Commission, national airline South …

South Africa’s ruling party fields election candidates who have faced graft allegations
1 year ago

South Africa’s ruling party fields election candidates who have faced graft allegations

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said Monday that six officials facing accusations of corruption have been included on its list of candidates for this year’s election, bringing more scrutiny on a party that already has had its reputation badly damaged by graft. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula told reporters that four of the six were …

Gold mafia helped Gupta brothers in South Africa state capture
1 year, 11 months ago

Gold mafia helped Gupta brothers in South Africa state capture

Al Jazeera  

One of South Africa’s biggest money launderers was behind three companies that played a key role in the country’s state capture by the controversial Gupta brothers under former President Jacob Zuma, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has found. The three companies, Varlozone, Zokubyte and Coral General Traders, were identified by the Zondo Commission — an investigation set up by the South …

UAE court dismisses S Africa request to extradite Gupta brothers
1 year, 11 months ago

UAE court dismisses S Africa request to extradite Gupta brothers

Al Jazeera  

The Guptas, arrested in the UAE in 2022, are accused of siphoning state funds using connections with ex-President Zuma. A United Arab Emirates court has dismissed South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said on Friday. The Indian brothers, arrested in the UAE in June 2022, are …

South Africa’s Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing in farm scandal
2 years, 4 months ago

South Africa’s Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing in farm scandal

Al Jazeera  

The president was responding to a parliamentary panel set up to investigate the theft of $4m in cash from his game farm. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied wrongdoing in testimony to a parliamentary panel examining whether he should face impeachment over an alleged cover-up of a heist at his farmhouse, his office said. The scandal erupted in June …

South Africa's Ramaphosa denies money-laundering allegations
2 years, 5 months ago

South Africa's Ramaphosa denies money-laundering allegations

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied allegations of money laundering …

South Africa Submits Formal Extradition For Two Gupta Brothers From UAE
2 years, 8 months ago

South Africa Submits Formal Extradition For Two Gupta Brothers From UAE

ABP News  

New Delhi: The South African government on Monday said it submitted a formal extradition application to the United Arab Emirates for Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta the wealthy India-born brothers of the Gupta family. “This is within the 60-day period from date of arrest of the Gupta brothers, as set out in the Extradition Treaty between South Africa and the …

South Africa applies for Guptas’ extradition over ‘state capture’
2 years, 8 months ago

South Africa applies for Guptas’ extradition over ‘state capture’

Al Jazeera  

The Gupta brothers fled to Dubai in 2018 as investigations intensified into their role in siphoning off state assets under the administration of President Jacob Zuma. South Africa has formally filed a request with the United Arab Emirates to extradite two brothers accused of orchestrating industrial-scale corruption in the country, according to its justice minister. They fled there in April …

Corruption: Africa’s undeclared pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Corruption: Africa’s undeclared pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Corruption is devastating economies across the continent. On June 22, South Africa’s Chief Justice Raymond Zondo released the final instalment of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture and found that the ruling African National Congress party, under Zuma, “permitted, supported and enabled corruption and state capture”. According to the Africa Youth Survey 2022 published on June 14, Africa’s …

South African leader gets final chapter of corruption report
2 years, 9 months ago

South African leader gets final chapter of corruption report

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the final chapter of a report on an extensive judicial investigation into corruption. The earlier segments of the report have laid bare the rampant corruption in government and state-owned companies during former President Jacob Zuma’s tenure from 2009 to 2018. The last segment of the report is expected to detail corruption …

The arrest of Gupta brothers can be a turning point for S Africa
2 years, 9 months ago

The arrest of Gupta brothers can be a turning point for S Africa

Al Jazeera  

But the state needs to tread carefully to ensure this victory does not transform into a lost opportunity, or worse, the beginning of yet another period of political violence in South Africa. Rajesh and Atul Gupta – two prominent members of the infamous Gupta family accused in South Africa of using their family’s close relationship with former President Jacob Zuma …

Fugitive South African businessmen Gupta brothers arrested in UAE
2 years, 9 months ago

Fugitive South African businessmen Gupta brothers arrested in UAE

Op India  

The South African government announced on Monday that law enforcement officials in the UAE had apprehended Rajesh and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family. According to a statement by the South African Department of Justice read, “The ministry of justice and correctional services confirms that it has received information from law enforcement authorities in the UAE that fugitives of justice, …

Gupta brothers, the Indian link to corruption storm in South Africa, arrested in UAE
2 years, 9 months ago

Gupta brothers, the Indian link to corruption storm in South Africa, arrested in UAE

India Today  

The South African government on Monday said that law enforcement authorities in the UAE have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family for using their relationship with former president Jacob Zuma to profit financially and influence senior appointments. In 2018, the Gupta family went into self-exile in Dubai after looting billions of rands from parastatal institutions in …

Gupta brothers accused of defrauding South Africa arrested in UAE
2 years, 9 months ago

Gupta brothers accused of defrauding South Africa arrested in UAE

Hindustan Times  

Two members of the Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the biggest step yet in South Africa’s fight to bring to account the kingpins accused of orchestrating the looting of its state companies. Rajesh and Atul Gupta were detained by UAE law-enforcement authorities and discussions are taking place on the way forward, South Africa’s Justice Ministry …

Who are the Gupta brothers and what does their arrest mean for South Africa?
2 years, 9 months ago

Who are the Gupta brothers and what does their arrest mean for South Africa?

The Economist  

W HEN SOUTH AFRICANS think of planes and the Gupta brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh, they cast their minds back to 2013, when more than 200 guests at a family wedding at the gaudy resort of Sun City arrived at a nearby military base on a chartered Airbus from India—no passports required. In later years they were accused of conspiring …

S Africa: Opposition calls for prosecution of Guptas after arrest
2 years, 9 months ago

S Africa: Opposition calls for prosecution of Guptas after arrest

Al Jazeera  

SA politicians have been reacting to the arrest of the Guptas, who are enmeshed in a longrunning corruption scandal. The Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s leading opposition party, has welcomed the arrest of the controversial Gupta brothers by police in the United Arab Emirates and called for their prosecution. In a statement on Tuesday, the DA called for more arrests in …

South Africa confirms arrest of two Gupta brothers in UAE
2 years, 9 months ago

South Africa confirms arrest of two Gupta brothers in UAE

Al Jazeera  

Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta are accused in South Africa of using their relationship with Jacob Zuma to profit financially and influence senior appointments. The South African government has said law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family. The Ministry of Justice “confirms that it has received information from …

Another report alleges corruption by ex-South African leader
3 years ago

Another report alleges corruption by ex-South African leader

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Another damning report into government corruption in South Africa has recommended further investigations and the possible prosecution of former President Jacob Zuma, current and former cabinet ministers and senior leaders of the ruling African National Congress party for allegedly receiving bribes. In the report, Zuma, current ANC chairperson and energy minister Gwede Mantashe and former cabinet minister Nomvula …

Another report alleges corruption by ex-South African leader
3 years ago

Another report alleges corruption by ex-South African leader

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Another damning report into government corruption in South Africa has …

South African president gets new report detailing corruption
3 years, 1 month ago

South African president gets new report detailing corruption

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The second part of a judicial report on corruption in …

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa admits corruption was rife under Jacob Zuma
3 years, 7 months ago

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa admits corruption was rife under Jacob Zuma

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Corruption was prevalent in South …

Who are the Gupta brothers and how is the current violence in South Africa linked to them
3 years, 8 months ago

Who are the Gupta brothers and how is the current violence in South Africa linked to them

Op India  

South Africa is in a state of chaos and unrest ever since the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma on July 7. Over the years, there have also been several protests where South Africans said that they do not accepted the Gupta brothers as their “President”. Gupta brothers and their alleged links to Congress – An OpIndia investigation While investigating …

South Africa finalizes treaty to extradite fugitives in UAE
3 years, 9 months ago

South Africa finalizes treaty to extradite fugitives in UAE

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Friday it has finalized an extradition treaty with United Arab Emirates that would allow it to bring back members of an Indian family accused of involvement in high-level state corruption to face trial. Brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta are believed to be living in Dubai after hastily leaving South Africa around the same time …

South Africa’s Ramaphosa says corruption has damaged country
3 years, 11 months ago

South Africa’s Ramaphosa says corruption has damaged country

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Rampant corruption has seriously damaged South Africa’s economy and people’s trust in the government, President Cyril Ramaphosa testified Wednesday at a judicial inquiry into graft in the county. Ramaphosa was speaking at the commission investigating “state capture,” the term for the corruption under former President Jacob Zuma’s tenure in which his associates in the Gupta family allegedly won …

South Africa seizes USD 1.3 million from Gupta family-owned company’s bank account
3 years, 11 months ago

South Africa seizes USD 1.3 million from Gupta family-owned company’s bank account

India TV News  

South Africa’s central bank has seized over USD 1.3 million from a bank account of the now-abandoned Gupta family-owned Sahara Computers, which was one of the country’s leading IT suppliers. The South Africa Reserve Bank has seized 19.7 million Rand from the Gupta-owned Sahara Computers’ South Africa bank account, it said. Sahara Computers was the first major IT company started …

South African corruption inquiry wants Zuma jailed for two years after no-show
4 years, 1 month ago

South African corruption inquiry wants Zuma jailed for two years after no-show

CNN  

CNN — A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma’s time in power is seeking the former president’s imprisonment for two years, after he defied a summons and court order to appear and give evidence. In an application in the constitutional court seen by Reuters, the “state capture” inquiry is seeking an order that Zuma is guilty of contempt …

Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC urged to step down
4 years, 3 months ago

Top official of South Africa's ruling ANC urged to step down

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The secretary-general of South Africa s ruling party the African …

S Africa’s ANC says officials charged with graft must step aside
4 years, 6 months ago

S Africa’s ANC says officials charged with graft must step aside

Al Jazeera  

South Africa’s governing party executive has decided at a weekend meeting that party officials formally charged with corruption and other serious crimes must step aside from their posts, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. In a statement read out on Monday by Ramaphosa, the governing party ordered members who are formally charged with corruption to “immediately step aside from all leadership …

South Africa is marred by COVID corruption
4 years, 8 months ago

South Africa is marred by COVID corruption

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: South Africa’s COVID-19 response is marred by corruption allegations around its historic $26 billion economic relief package, as the country with the world’s fifth highest number of COVID-19 cases braces for more. In South Africa’s new virus epicenter, Gauteng province, a company supplying the government with PPE, Royal Bhaca, charged more than four times the regular price — or …

South African president accused of graft as economy suffers
5 years, 7 months ago

South African president accused of graft as economy suffers

Al Jazeera  

Cyril Ramaphosa faces off in court against his country’s public protector in a case centering on a key cabinet member. Johannesburg, South Africa – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa heads to court on Thursday to face off against his country’s public protector in a corruption case centring on a key member of his cabinet. Thursday’s urgent hearing will determine …

South Africa: Zuma lawyers challenge corruption charges
5 years, 10 months ago

South Africa: Zuma lawyers challenge corruption charges

Al Jazeera  

Legal representatives for scandal-plagued former President Jacob Zuma argue he is a victim of ‘mob justice’. Jacob Zuma‘s lawyers have alleged the former South African president is being treated unfairly by prosecutors amid a bid by the erstwhile leader to have corruption charges levelled against him dropped. Zuma, who resigned last year amid intense public pressure after nine scandal-plagued years …

South Africa forced to drop warrant against Jacob Zuma loyalist Ajay Gupta for 'lack of evidence'
6 years, 1 month ago

South Africa forced to drop warrant against Jacob Zuma loyalist Ajay Gupta for 'lack of evidence'

Firstpost  

The National Prosecution Authority of South Africa decided on Thursday to scrap the arrest warrant issued last February for Jacob Zuma loyalist Ajay Gupta, who was considered a fugitive from justice after leaving for Dubai a year ago. Johannesburg: Lack of conclusive evidence was the reason South African authorities decided to drop the arrest warrant against India-born businessman Ajay Gupta, …

South Africa's new leaders vow to end corruption – but they are part of the problem
6 years, 7 months ago

South Africa's new leaders vow to end corruption – but they are part of the problem

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ANC leaders like Nelson Mandela often spoke about freeing …

Corrupt businessmen and Islamists try to get Modi ‘arrested’ ahead of BRICS, read how they failed
6 years, 8 months ago

Corrupt businessmen and Islamists try to get Modi ‘arrested’ ahead of BRICS, read how they failed

Op India  

The BRICS summit 2018 being held in Johannesburg, South Africa is the tenth summit that is being attended by the heads of the member states five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The South African Kashmiri Action Group and the Muslim Lawyers’ Association demanded the investigation, arrest and prosecution of Modi over his governance of Jammu and …

South Africa’s ex-President Zuma in court on corruption charges
6 years, 11 months ago

South Africa’s ex-President Zuma in court on corruption charges

CNN  

Durban, South Africa CNN — South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma appeared in a Durban court Friday to face multiple corruption charges relating to a billion-dollar arms deal in the late 1990s. In 2005, Zuma’s former financial adviser Schabir Shaik was convicted for “overwhelming evidence” of corruption and found guilty of organizing multiple payments to Zuma to help facilitate and protect …

South Africa Corruption Inc
7 years ago

South Africa Corruption Inc

Al Jazeera  

Investigating a major scandal that exposes the corrupt relationship between business and politics in South Africa. Last month, South African President Jacob Zuma was forced from office by his own party, the African National Congress, when almost a decade’s worth of corruption, bribery and racketeering allegations finally became too great to ignore. It is possible that within weeks he could …

Investigating South Africa’s mire of Gupta-linked corruption
7 years ago

Investigating South Africa’s mire of Gupta-linked corruption

Al Jazeera  

The endgame to South Africa’s largest post-apartheid corruption scandal appears to be playing itself out, but how did major multinational companies get drawn into this web of corruption? The endgame to South Africa’s largest post-apartheid corruption scandal appears to now be playing itself out. What interested me particularly as a journalist and filmmaker was to examine how, and why, international …

Indians at heart of South African corruption scandal: IT dept raids Gupta family's properties in India
7 years ago

Indians at heart of South African corruption scandal: IT dept raids Gupta family's properties in India

India TV News  

Income Tax officials on Tuesday raided the properties linked to businessman Ajay Gupta and his brothers, who are at the centre of a corruption scandal involving South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma. The Gupta family, which moved to South Africa in 1990s, is suspected to funnel graft money back home. South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog has accused the Gupta brothers of …

South African president pledges to “turn tide” on corruption
7 years, 1 month ago

South African president pledges to “turn tide” on corruption

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a message of optimism and renewal Friday in his first state of the nation address, saying it’s time for South Africans to put discord behind them and that the country will “turn the tide” on corruption in state institutions this year. “We should put behind us the era of …

L’affaire Jacob Zuma: How the Guptas became Zuptas in South Africa
7 years, 1 month ago

L’affaire Jacob Zuma: How the Guptas became Zuptas in South Africa

The Hindu  

When Atul Gupta, hailing from the nondescript, dusty Rani Bazar in Saharanpur, landed in South Africa in 1993 that country was still shaking off racial apartheid, and recently freed Nelson Mandela was still a few months away from becoming the first black President. A quarter of a century later, with a sprawling business empire under its wings and several family …

The Guptas of Saharanpur: A family at the heart of Jacob Zuma’s troubles
7 years, 1 month ago

The Guptas of Saharanpur: A family at the heart of Jacob Zuma’s troubles

The Hindu  

A politically-connected business dynasty that moved to South Africa from India, the Gupta family finds itself at the centre of many of the scandals that have dogged President Jacob Zuma’s administration. A day after the ruling African National Congress party ordered Mr. Zuma out of office, the Guptas’ prominent role in his presidency was highlighted on February 14 as elite …

South African police raid Gupta family home, pressure cranks up on Jacob Zuma
7 years, 1 month ago

South African police raid Gupta family home, pressure cranks up on Jacob Zuma

Live Mint  

Johannesburg: Heavily armed South African police raided the luxury home of the Gupta family on Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations the three brothers had corrupt links with President Jacob Zuma, who has been ordered by the ruling ANC to quit as head of state. The early morning raid, which the police’s elite Hawks unit said resulted in …

South Africa's Gupta family, close allies of President Jacob Zuma, raided, face arrest
7 years, 1 month ago

South Africa's Gupta family, close allies of President Jacob Zuma, raided, face arrest

India Today  

South African police have raided the luxury home of Gupta brothers, close allies of President Jacob Zuma, in connection to allegations that the three brothers used their links with the president to win state contracts and influence Cabinet appointments. WHO ARE THE GUPTA BROTHERS The Gupta brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh, lived in a rickety building in Rani Bazar in …

South Africa: Police raid Gupta family home
7 years, 1 month ago

South Africa: Police raid Gupta family home

Al Jazeera  

Members of the prominent family are accused of using friendship with President Zuma to amass wealth. An elite South African police unit has raided a home of the influential Gupta family in Johannesburg as part of an investigation into corruption and influence peddling with the government. Wednesday’s raid in the northern suburb Saxonworld comes as the country waits to see …

HSBC and Standard Chartered face UK investigation over ties to South Africa's Gupta family
7 years, 5 months ago

HSBC and Standard Chartered face UK investigation over ties to South Africa's Gupta family

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy UK regulators are looking into …

Can African leaders stop money laundering?
7 years, 10 months ago

Can African leaders stop money laundering?

Al Jazeera  

African leaders are meeting in South Africa this week to talk about revitalising their economies. Corruption is one of the biggest factors contributing to South Africa’s deteriorating economy and President Jacob Zuma, who has been repeatedly accused of it, has been under pressure to do something about it. Zuma signed a new law this week that aims to curb money …

From Saharanpur to South Africa: How the Gupta 'empire' became the Zuptas
8 years, 9 months ago

From Saharanpur to South Africa: How the Gupta 'empire' became the Zuptas

India Today  

There were Gupta Brothers of Saharanpur. On Wednesday, a member of the wealthy Gupta family denied allegations of undue political influence, including offering cabinet positions, in its first public comment on charges that have plagued President Jacob Zuma's time in office. Atul Gupta with South African President Jacob Zuma SAHARANPUR TO SAHARA The Gupta brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh, lived …

South Africa's demise is an affront to the memory of Nelson Mandela
8 years, 9 months ago

South Africa's demise is an affront to the memory of Nelson Mandela

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Steadily, surely, and not very subtly, …

South Africa nose dives into Jacob Zuma’s pool
8 years, 11 months ago

South Africa nose dives into Jacob Zuma’s pool

Al Jazeera  

The latest crisis to affect the Zuma administration has highlighted the divides within South African society. “Party in crisis meeting after Concourt issues a damning Nkandla ruling against President Jacob Zuma.” The impassive vendor flashes the neatly folded newspaper this way and that, silently imploring drivers to show some interest in the president’s dilemma. One tweeted: “After that judgement, only …

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