The email appears to suggest the Guptas were not keen on renting a Cape Town property to a prospective tenant because he was Nigerian. By NEWS24. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Further indications of the Guptas’ racist attitudes towards black people have surfaced in […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: The Dubai Laundromat – KPMG saw no evil at wedding
KPMG saw no evil at the Guptas’ Sun City wedding. They audited the Gupta company that laundered the cash for the nuptials – and went to the wedding. By AMABHUNGANE and SCORPIO. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ While auditors are supposed to be independent, […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: The Dubai Laundromat – How millions milked from Free State government paid for Sun City wedding
The Guptas always denied that they were behind the infamous Vrede dairy project. Now leaked records show that public funds were laundered from the project via Dubai to pay for the family’s showcase wedding. By AMABHUNGANE and SCORPIO. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By […]
Scorpio & amaBhungane #GuptaLeaks: Working for the Guptas, where sexual harassment was part of the job
Working closely with the Gupta brothers on a daily basis came with perks for female employees: extensive international travel, for one, together with other ad-hoc gifts and rewards. But the downside was allegedly very dark indeed. Sexual harassment by at […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: Software giant SAP paid Gupta front R100-million “kickbacks” for state business
To clinch Transnet business, business software giant SAP agreed to pay 10% “sales commission” to a company controlled by the Guptas. The evidence suggests the company – a little-known outpost of the Gupta empire – was deliberately interposed to obscure […]
TRAINSPOTTER: The A-bomb – R2-billion amnesty package for Zuma?
Think of it as one of history’s most astonishing ever retirement packages: Daily Maverick has recently learned that an offer of R2-billion has been presented to Jacob Zuma, making it the most significant financial amnesty ever made to a sitting […]
Threats to Khoza come from cell number registered to BLF
The number of the person threatening to kill outspoken ANC MP, Dr Makhosi Khoza is formally registered to the Gupta beholden Black First Land First (BLF) movement. By Pauli van Wyk for SCORPIO _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Makhosi Khoza has posted screen grabs […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: More multinationals ensnared in Transnet kickback web
As the #GuptaLeaks and other investigations publicly turn up more evidence, it has become clear that Transnet, with its annual revenue of more than R60-billion, was targeted as ground-zero for Gupta capture. By AMABHUNGANE and SCORPIO. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The #GuptaLeaks have […]
Scorpio & amaBhungane #GuptaLeaks: Sacked CSA chief Gerald Majola had cosy relationship with Guptas
During the 2011-12 cricket season there were plenty of questions around The New Age’s sponsorship of the Impi team as well as a one-off T20 match between South Africa and India. Now some details of what transpired have come to […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio: The Almighty Dollar – A #GuptaLeaks game-changer?
Many kickbacks paid to the Guptas and subsequent money movements were in US dollars. Some washed through US accounts and a US-listed corporation has been implicated. This means the entire alleged conspiracy could be exposed to US investigation and prosecution, […]