Zuma in Goa while South Africa simmers with dissent

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Zuma in Goa while South Africa simmers with dissent

President Jacob Zuma arrived in Goa, India, on Saturday with his delegation for the 8th BRICS summit. His arrival comes as nine people are in custody in South Africa after a spate of looting and arson in Braamfontein on Friday night and Saturday morning, and questions over the safe storage of former Public Protector Thuli […]

Is One Indian family killing off the African National Congress?

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Is One Indian family killing off the African National Congress?

South Africans have a new obsession – and it was made in India. They’re called the Guptas, immigrants from India who have reached the apex of South Africa’s  business world, and the centre of its politics. A Gupta TV channel, a Gupta newspaper, Gupta coal mines, Gupta-sponsored cricket stadiums – the family’s footprint extends far […]