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Wanted: People protest outside the United Arab Emirates’ embassy calling for the extradition of Atul and Rajesh Gupta, their wives Chetali and Arti and others who face charges of money-laundering. Photo: Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images/Getty Images
ANTON DU PLESSIS

State struggles to mine the Gupta leaks emails for evidence

The reluctance not only to deploy private counsel but to follow their advice has proved a recurring theme in state capture cases

  • Emsie Ferreira
13 min read
Former Transnet and Eskom CFO, Anoj Singh.
ANOJ SINGH

Singh disputes evidence drawn from the Gupta leaks emails

The former Transnet chief financial officer says ‘it wasn’t me’ when confronted with proof the Gupta family hosted him in a five-star Dubai hotel

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
South Africa’s defence minister, Thandi Modise. (Gallo)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Parliament owes South Africa an apology on state capture — Modise

The speaker told the Zondo commission she doesn’t know why the legislature woke up to state capture so late, but believes this won’t happen again

  • Emsie Ferreira
6 min read
HQ: The Guptas’ London-based PR firm Bell Pottinger has polished the image of people like Chile’s Pinochet. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
ASTROTURFING

For whom the Bell tolls

The cautionary tale of Bell Pottinger reminds us of the role of journalism in a democracy and why we owe it to ourselves to be more responsible about the media we consume

  • Adrian Joseph
8 min read