Capture of the numbers
How many times do you think the name Gupta appears in Thuli Madonsela’s State of Capture report? Here are some interesting word counts
Going on numbers‚ the Gupta family could be said to have captured Thuli Madonsela’s State of Capture report. The word Gupta appears 224 times in the 355-page document that the high court in Pretoria ordered to be released on Wednesday. Ajay Gupta gets 35 mentions‚ while his brothers‚ Atul and Rajesh are named four times apiece. Their company‚ Oakbay‚ appeared 58 times‚ while the Guptas’ alleged fixer‚ Fana Hlongwane‚ gets brought up 22 times. The name Zuma was typed 164 times in the compiling of the probe’s findings with the president’s first name‚ Jacob‚ getting five mentions‚ while that of his son‚ Duduzane‚ gets 14. The latter is sometimes referred to as D Zuma in the report. Zuma’s position‚ president‚ trails minister by 207 to 245. Of the two members of the executive who‚ along with Zuma‚ tried to prevent the publication of the report‚ Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s 33 mentions outdid Co-operative Governance Minister Des van Rooyen’s 19. But, outdoing them both wa...
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