South African court freezes assets of Gupta family and associate
JOHANNESBURG: A South African court on Friday froze the assets of the controversial Indian-origin Gupta family and their associate, Iqbal Meer Sharma, which included palatial homes in upmarket areas. On Thursday, the Investigating Directorate (ID) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa asked Interpol to issue Red Notice International Arrest Warrants for Atul […]
On deals with Gupta family, Jacob Zuma says ‘I put them into trouble’
JOHANNESBURG: Former South Africa president Jacob Zuma has said that he initiated the idea that led to the controversial Indian-origin Gupta family establishing their media empire, which has since collapsed. Zuma said he had conceived the idea of having an “alternative media” in South Africa because “the media in this country is very biased; at all […]