A Dummy’s Guide to the #GuptaEmails
A is not for apple; C is for captured cronies; U is for uranium ... you get the idea
A: is not for apple. It’s for the Gupta brothers‚ Atul and Ajay‚ and trusted business associate Ashu Chawla. B: is for board members of state-owned entities and state-owned companies which have been captured. And for the Burj Khalifa in Dubai — the world’s tallest building — in which an apartment was captured by the president’s son‚ Duduzane Zuma. With a little help from the Guptas. C: is for captured cronies. D: is for Duduzane Zuma‚ the captured son. E: is for e-mails (of the leaked variety) revealing how the Guptas captured the state while leading the Gupta lifestyle. It’s also for Emirates Hills‚ the new retirement home of President Jacob Zuma. F: is for Faith (Muthambi) who sent confidential Cabinet meeting agendas to the Gupta family. It’s also for "fake"‚ which is how those aligned to the Guptas have described the leaked e-mails. G: is for Gert van der Merwe — the family’s lawyer who speaks a lot but says little. H: is for hotel bills‚ the high life and hysterical denials. I:...
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