By BO Staff Writer The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has failed to submit its appeal against the unfreezing of assets worth R250 million belonging to Gupta-linked businesses. Last month the Bloemfontein High Court ruled that the state must return the properties, cars and money of the Guptas which were frozen in a dramatic media fanfare. The …
By BO Staff Writer The Gupta family is on a winning streak against white monopoly capital (WMC). As things stand, the score board shows that the Guptas have a solid three points lead ahead of white monopoly capital’s nought. Up to now, three High Court matters brought against the Guptas on instigation by white monopoly …
By BO Staff Writer It looks like a classical case of karma coming back to bite you, for the Deputy President of South Africa (SA) DD Mabuza. It is not clear at this stage whether Mabuza had relapsed from the poisoning episode that he had experienced last year or if he was poisoned again. Sources …
By BO Staff Writer The following article by Motapo we Zigidi was previously published on the Africa News 24-7 website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Sometimes when you hear stories on Facebook or Twitter you don’t always take them as they are. Last week there were reports that Lord Renwick was in the …
By BO Staff Writer Another week, another highly publicized raid was executed on the Gupta family home in Saxonwold. It is becoming increasingly clear that each time white monopoly capital (WMC) is about to loot the state, they engineer a process to spotlight the Guptas into the public sphere through the media. The National Prosecuting …
By BO Staff Writer Tom Moyane is being punished by the Stellenbosch mafia to protect Pravin Gordhan. Basically Gordhan, as the former head of the South African Revenue Services (SARS), had set up an illegal unit to spy on targeted individuals and other government arms such as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The unit, which …
By BO Staff Writer A business family from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP), which grew a business empire in the new democratic South Africa (SA), is a classic case of what excellence in entrepreneurial skills is all about. The Gupta brothers – namely Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta and Rajesh ‘Tony’ Gupta – can easily be …
By Adv Sandisele Zitha This is what happens in parliament at the inquiry into state capture at Eskom. Firstly, Khulani Qoma, the former Eskom board spokesperson, says, “I heard from Zethembe Khoza that Minister Lynne Brown is captured. From what Khoza told me, I formulated a theory that the minister is indeed captured. If the …
By BO Staff Writer The following article was previously published on 20 October 2017 on the BLF website and is reissued by BO. Black First Land First (BLF) is appalled by the reports that the United States and British imperialism have now decided to interfere directly in the affairs of South Africa. The reports that …
By BO Staff Writer Earlier this year, a group of academics from different universities formed a research unit whose first research report focused on looking into “state capture” and the role the Guptas and President Jacob Zuma play in facilitating it. The research unit, called the State Capacity Research Project (SCRP), released a report of …
