Who Are The Gupta Brothers And How Attempting To Bribe The Wrong Man Led To Their Fall?

 

The Guptas, who stole more than $7 billion from South Africa during Zuma’s presidency, came into the spotlight in 2013 when they chose to bribe the wrong man, Mcebisi Jonas.

The South African government announced that the UAE government arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, on charges of corruption leveled against them which were committed when Jacob Zuma was the president.

The Guptas have been accused of ‘state capturing’ which means using corrupt means to influence a government’s decision making to further their own interests.

During the rule of Jacob Zuma, the Guptas influenced decision-making in the South African finance ministry, ministries of natural resources and public enterprise and in ministries responsible for tax collection and communications.