ANN CROTTY: Chilling reminder of how brazen you can be when you have a president in your pocket
I have found untapped reserves of Gupta indignation
Just as you feel you’ve reached the very outer limits of your indignation, another story emerges and suddenly you find untapped resources of that emotion. I thought I had reached Gupta-indignation fatigue and assumed there was nothing more this wretched family could do to amaze me. Then I read Richard Poplak’s story on the deal the Guptas did with one of Canada’s leading multinational companies, Bombardier, which was financed by that country’s export agency, Export Development Canada (EDC).If GuptaLeaks were a board game and not a real threat to SA’s democracy and economy, the story behind the family’s purchase of a Bombardier aircraft would be fascinating. Instead it is a chilling reminder of how brazen you can be when you have a president in your pocket. It was also a reminder of how important a role powerful global entities have played in the corruption scandals that have afflicted SA. Having aided and abetted much of it, they have the nerve to lecture us on African corruption. H...
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