The US Treasury announced sanctions Thursday on South Africa's Gupta family and associate Salim Essa, calling them a "significant corruption network" that dispersed bribes and misappropriated millions in state funds.
There is nothing wrong with Pravin Gordhan or any other minister meeting the Gupta family – what matters is whether they had a corrupt, secret deal with them after those talks about stealing state money or offered a job by them, a political analyst says.
State capture accused Ajay Gupta says he and his family have done nothing wrong and that he wants to clear his name.Speaking to The New York Times in Dubai, the eldest Gupta brother said the allegations made at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture were false.
EFF leader Julius Malema appears to have launched an all-out war against Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, who he has accused of being “captured” by the Guptas.
