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Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Local Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Politics & Law, Adult
ISBN: 9781776090907
Published: April 2017
Imprint: Penguin Books (South Africa)
Page Extent: 328
Format: e-Book
RRP 300.00

The Republic of Gupta

Pieter-Louis Myburgh

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What was Ajay Gupta doing on Thabo Mbeki's ‘secret’ advisory council?

Did the Guptas play a role in Jacob Zuma's rise to power?

How did the Guptas capture South African cricket?

What is their interest in the controversial nuclear procurement deal?

What influence have they had in the hiring and firing of cabinet ministers?

The Guptas rose to national infamy when a commercial airliner packed with guests for a family wedding was allowed to land at Air Force Base Waterkloof in 2013, sparking an onslaught of public outrage. Since then, they have become embroiled in allegations of state capture, of dishing out cabinet posts to officials who would do their bidding, and of benefiting from lucrative state contracts and dubious loans.

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Pieter-Louis Myburgh

Pieter-Louis Myburgh

Pieter-Louis Myburgh is an award-winning investigative journalist. His series of exposés on a multibillion-rand contract for new locomotives at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) earned him several accolades, including South Africa’s prestigious Taco Kuiper Award for investigative journalism. After completing his BPhil (honours) in journalism at Stellenbosch University, Myburgh cut his teeth as a general reporter at Beeld newspaper in Johannesburg. He found his feet as an investigative journalist at the Afrikaans weekly newspaper Rapport before moving to News24, where he still exposes the mechanics of dodgy deals and crooked cronies.

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