The Republic of Gupta

A Story of State Capture

Pieter-Louis Myburgh (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2017
Penguin Books (South Africa) (Verlag)
9781776090891 (ISBN)

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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. The Republic of Gupta investigates what the Gupta brothers were up to during Thabo Mbeki's presidency and how they got into the inner circle of President Jacob Zuma. It shines new light on their controversial ventures in computers, cricket, newspapers and TV news, and coal and uranium mining. And it explores their exposure by public protector Thuli Madonsela, their conflict with finance minister Pravin Gordhan, and the real reasons behind the cabinet reshuffle of March 2017. Pieter-Louis Myburgh delves deeper than ever before into the Guptas' business dealings and their links to prominent South African politicians, and explains how one family managed to transform an entire country into the Republic of Gupta. 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?

Pieter-Louis Myburgh is an award-winning investigative journalist. His series of exposes 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.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.06.2017
Zusatzinfo	+8 pp
Verlagsort	Parklands
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 234 mm
Gewicht	420 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-13	9781776090891 / 9781776090891
Zustand	Neuware