The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has confirmed the detention of South African citizen, Justin Van Pletzen, in Dubai.
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South African Expat Justin Van Pletzen Detained in Dubai After Gupta Viral Video (WATCH)!
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WATCH: South African Man Confronts Ajay Gupta In Dubai
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Video proves that man linked to state capture scandal is holed up in Dubai
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Zuma’s Tentacles Are Still Deep In The Ramaphosa ANC – It Stinks
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While his cronies are still working away for their Gupta paymasters, Zuma can still unleash chaos
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Gigaba distances himself from Gupta’s
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Embattled Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday distanced himself from business dealings between the Gupta family and state-owned enterprises during the four years he held down the public enterprises portfolio.
Gigaba told the parliamentary inquiry into Eskom that contracts the power utility entered into with Tegeta, Trillian and Regiments did not happen on his watch, therefore “I cannot comment on them”.
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Gupta case against Bank of Baroda dismissed with costs
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Pretoria – The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday dismissed the application of Gupta-linked companies against Bank of Baroda with costs.
Judge Ntendeya Mavundla ruled on an urgent application by 19 Gupta-linked companies to prevent the Bank of Baroda from closing its South African operations
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Gigaba denies Ajay Gupta is on the run with SA passport
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Parliament – Ajay Gupta, one of three Indian-born brothers at the centre of state capture allegations, is not on the run using a South African passport, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Tuesday.
Briefing journalists after “putting the matter to rest” before Parliament’s portfolio committee on home affairs regarding the early naturalisation of members of the Gupta family, Gigaba said only Ajay Gupta’s wife, mother and two children were granted citizenship.
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Atul Gupta registered to vote in Saxonwold – IEC
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Johannesburg – The IEC has confirmed that Atul Gupta is, indeed, registered to vote at Saxonwold Primary School.
IEC deputy chairperson Terry Tselane said at a media briefing on Wednesday that the IEC was asked to check the registration details of an ID number, which proves that Atul is indeed a South African citizen.
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Gupta properties raided in India
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PRETORIA – It’s being reported that authorities are raiding the properties of the Guptas in India, including their home in Saharanpur.
Indian media is reporting that the raids relate to a fraud investigation against Ajay Gupta, who is considered a fugitive from justice in South Africa.
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Premier Ace Magashule will be hosting a farewell party for himself.
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The Democratic Alliance (DA), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), as well as the Freedom Front Plus (FF plus) are planning to Boycott Premier Ace Magashule’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) tomorrow evening.
DA leader, Roy Jankielsohn, said that opposition parties in the Free State will not be supporting any attempts Magashule may have to grandstand in the province, and what will end up being a going-away party at the taxpayer’s expense.
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North West health boss gave Gupta firm R30m. Why hasn’t he been fired?
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North West health boss Thabo Lekalakala is still in his job‚ despite a recommendation by the provincial legislature that he be suspended immediately for his role in a premature R30-million payment to a Gupta-linked company.
Lekalakala is so far the only man who may be taking the fall for the multi-million rand advance payment to Mediosa‚ a company supplying mobile clinics
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Parliament – Former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba may not have to appear before Parliament to answer questions on having waived requirements in the naturalisation of the Guptas.
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On Monday, home affairs portfolio committee chairperson Lemias Mashile said there may also be no need for an in-depth inquiry into the saga.
“If he refused or claimed to have been misled, it is then we would have held an inquiry and established who was responsible for what.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday threw out a few rotten eggs from his Cabinet basket.
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Some of the ministers who got the chop have dark clouds hanging over their tenure, with allegations of tender fraud, rampant corruption, dodgy dealings and state capture blackening their names.
These are four of the worst ministers from Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet that South Africa probably will not miss:
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ANOTHER GUPTA-OWNED MINE FAILS TO PAY EMPLOYEES
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JOHANNESBURG – Yet another Gupta-linked mine has failed to pay the salaries of its employees.
The mine in question is the Koornfontein Coal Mine in Mpumalanga.
This follows the failure of the controversial family’s Optimum Coal Mine to pay its workers their salaries this month which led to mineworkers downing tools since Wednesday.
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The Gupta Empire Is Falling – List of affected companies
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The once-powerful Gupta empire is collapsing, with at least eight businesses filing for business rescue this week. This means that the hundreds of millions of rands in this empire have now disappeared.
“It was inevitable that the empire would implode. South Africans are fierce defenders of justice. With their support OUTA, other civil society organizations and the media have worked tirelessly to expose and oppose their looting and to see that justice prevail,” says Ben Theron, OUTA’s COO.
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Parliament’s portfolio committee on mineral resources has called on the mineral resources department to intervene at Gupta-owned Optimum coal mine in Mpumalanga.
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Chairperson of the committee Sahlulele Luzipo said the department should gain some certainty on the future of the mine.
“It should also assist in ensuring that workers are paid,” Luzipo said.
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