Two Gupta brothers have been arrested in Dubai and face extradition to South Africa where they allegedly plundered state resources with the aid of former president Jacob Zuma. Here are some facts and figures about the family.
JOHANNESBURG – Two Gupta brothers have been arrested in Dubai and face extradition to South Africa where they allegedly plundered state resources with the aid of former president Jacob Zuma.
As the country opened up to foreign investment, the Guptas, previously small-scale businessmen in India, built a sprawling empire involved in computers, mining, media, technology and engineering. Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas claimed in March 2015 that the Guptas had offered him the post of finance minister, in return for obeying the family's instructions for which he would allegedly be paid R600 million.
South Africa's ethics watchdog, the Public Protector, published a damning report in October 2016, finding that the state-owned electricity monopoly had awarded a massive coal order to a Gupta-linked business at well above market prices. Eskom ex-chairperson Zola Tsotsi once told lawmakers how one of the Gupta brothers, Tony, summoned him to a meeting and threatened him with dismissal because he was not "helping" them.
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