State capture: How dalliance with Guptas felled Jacob Zuma

Former South African president Jacob Zuma is seen on the third day of testimony before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture that is probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption in government and state-owned companies in Johannesburg, on July 17, 2019. [AFP]

More than anyone else, the term state capture has been associated with the Gupta brothers, who were claimed of having excessive influence on former South African President Jacob Zuma, accusations that eventually led to his downfall.

The three brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh, were a wealthy family, originally from India’s Uttar Pradesh state and moved to South Africa in 1993.

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