He was the South African government announced that the UAE government arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, on the charges of corruption that was made against those who were committed when Jacob Zuma was the president.
Gupta has been accused of ‘capture the state’ which means using corrupt ways to influence the government’s decision making to advance their own interests.
During Jacob Zuma’s rules, Guptas influenced decision making at the Ministry of Finance of South Africa, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Public Companies and in the ministry responsible for collecting taxes and communication.
They also influenced the decisions taken by the SABC state announcer, African Airways, Transnet State -Owned Railroad Operators and South African Energy Company EXOM.
That’s their closeness to Jacob Zuma so that the parties of the South African opposition call them ‘Zupta’.
Putra Jacob Zuma, Duduzane Zuma, Bongi Ngema’s third wife and one of his daughters were employed by Guptas with Duduzane was appointed as Director of the Sahara Computer.
Guptas benefited from their Nexus with Zuma as the South African government department and state -owned conglomerates during their presidency to give a big contract with a large contract.
South African government officials even said that they received direct orders from the Guptas to make decisions that would advance their own interests.
When did the problem start brewing for GUPTAS?
Gupta came to South Africa in 1993 from Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh, seeing a huge economic potential after the end of Apartheid. However, as soon as they established a shop, they used their non -crush to set a system similar to the Apartheid system -the only difference was that the black elite was a part of this who felt it was time for them to become rich.
There are some accusations of corruption against Gupta but the anger from the public came when it was revealed that Guptas tried to make a strong ministerial meeting promise.
While the Gupta Brothers Denied the Claim, a Similar Allegation was leveling the them in 2010 when the African National Congress (ANC) Lawmaker Vytjie Mentor Alleged that she was offered the post of Public Enterprise Minister when she was in a meeting at the pupta’s sahara estate in Suburb Saxonwold who is prosperous from Johannesburg.
However, they were also trapped in controversy when the Airbus A330, brought guests who attended the wedding of Vega Gupta -Putri, one of the brothers, landed at a military air base near Pretoria in 2013.
Waterkloof Air Base is reserved to visit the Head of State and High Officials but the use of airbases to transport guests -you show that they have a major influence on the political establishment of South Africa.
Gupta apologized but the public was surprised by the abuse of power.
How much is stolen from the GUPTAS from South Africa and how?
Reports by South and International African media outlets showed that Gupta stole more than $ 7 billion dollars from South Africa through their business.
They buy mine, invest in developing IT infrastructure from several large companies and the Ministry of South Africa and technology and engineering. However, then when the accusation of error arises, it was found that the Gptas took an angle when they had to pay for health and retirement benefits (although they were seen distributing a lump of cash to the optimal coal mine miners in Gauteng).
They were also made possible by Zuma who fired the heads of the three intelligence institutions and replaced them with loyalists in 2010 when the first accusation of corruption emerged.
Luxury wedding ceremonies in 2013 held at Sun City Resort in South Africa were paid by plundering dairy farms funded by the government which was intended to empower black farmers. The money was transferred through the UAE.
Gupta also gives the wrong computer to exom, hires a model instead of TV journalists at Ann7 News (launched by brothers and sisters to get government income) and also known for using London-based PR companies, Bell Pottinger to launch a series of hashtags and fake News websites that will make Guptas a victim of white monopoly and economic apartheid.
In 2010, industrial development companies lent $ 34 million for what was called investment in the South African Uranium mine. They were also given an agreement worth $ 4.4 billion in Transnet, a railroad company and the port of South Africa where Guptas used a contract to secure millions of kickback or ‘commissions’. In addition, Duduzane, Putra Zuma, for election profits presents their company as black property.
Gupta is likely to employ law firms to avoid extradition to the UAE but they leave the poor, who fight South Africa where the miners who work in their starforms are starving, cannot provide square food for their families and for themselves.