Proof that Zuma’s son bought R18m Dubai apartment
An e-mail trail between an international real estate firm, Duduzane Zuma, and Gupta-owned Oakbay’s acting CEO shows the purchase was made in December 2015
President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane‚ a shareholder in many Gupta-owned companies‚ bought an apartment worth nearly R18m at the iconic skyscraper Burj Khalifa building in Dubai two years ago. Leaked e-mails show that Duduzane purchased the property with substantial assistance from the Guptas and their associates at the end of 2015. The transaction came only months before a letter was circulated in which the Zumas appeared to be seeking residency in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)‚ the e-mails show. This weekend, The Sunday Times revealed an apparent plan to relocate [Jacob] Zuma and his family to the UAE, which included a letter prepared for him requesting residency in Dubai. At the weekend‚ as he faced calls by the ANC to stand down as president‚ [Jacob] Zuma denied the letter or a plan to move to Dubai. In January last year, two draft letters circulated from Tony Gupta to Sahara Computers CEO, Ashu Chawla, and finally to Duduzane, with the subject lines: "JZ letter to Crown Prince ...
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