Some of the Gupta family’s most tireless defenders have been the leaders of the ANC’s former military wing: the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association. New evidence from the #GuptaLeaks emails reveals that this loyalty has come at a price, however, […]
Scorpio & amaBhungane #GuptaLeaks: How Guptas picked up ANC military vets’ conference tab
Some of the Gupta family’s most tireless defenders have been the leaders of the ANC’s former military wing: the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association. New evidence from the #GuptaLeaks emails reveals that this loyalty has come at a price, however, […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: The Captured Presidency
The Gupta influence network reached into the heart of the Presidency, the #GuptaLeaks show, drawing into their web at least three people who were just a whisper away from President Jacob Zuma. They targeted officials holding positions of personal trust […]
#GuptaLeaks: Gupta spin machine commissioned BLF’s Andile Mngxitama
Black First Land First leader Andile Mngxitama did not only meet with the Guptas, he also received an instruction to write an article about BizNews editor Alec Hogg on their behalf. By NEWS24. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The #GuptaLeaks show that Black First […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: Another German software giant implicated in ‘kickback’ payments
A second German multinational, Software AG, has been caught red-handed entering questionable commission agreements with a Gupta-controlled company in the hope of securing lucrative state contracts. A company that manufactures billboards and a letterbox consulting company also stood to rake […]
News24, Scorpio & amaBhungane: Top Zuma bodyguard in kickback scandal
President Jacob Zuma’s top bodyguard and head of the presidential protection service (PPS) unit received a significant cash payment from a supplier of blue lights to the unit to purchase a house in an upmarket golf estate. By Pieter-Louis Myburgh […]
amaBhungane & Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: How the family encircled Lynne Brown
New information shows a Gupta web was spun around the Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown. But was it a trap for a target or a cocoon for an ally? By AMABHUNGANE and SCORPIO. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Three people close to public […]
Scorpio & amaBhungane #GuptaLeaks: TRAINSPOTTER – How the Canadian government helped the Guptas buy their private jet
Export Development Canada, the state-owned agency that extends credit to Canadian exporters and their customers, concluded a US$41 million financing deal with the Guptas’ Westdawn Investments in late 2014. The money was loaned so that they could purchase their Bombardier […]
amaBhungane and Scorpio #GuptaLeaks: How the Guptas paid for Zuma home
As President Jacob Zuma’s fate hangs in the balance, new evidence shows it was not only his son Duduzane, but also his fourth wife and their young son – and by extension he – who benefited from Gupta largesse. The […]
Scorpio: How SARS’ Gupta investigations bit the dust
Last week, Scorpio & amaBhungane revealed just how little the Gupta brothers were paying in personal income tax – and questioned how their high-flying lifestyle did not raise red flags at SARS. We have since learnt that a specialized unit […]