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Ex-South African President Denies Wrongdoing With Tainted Gupta Brothers
Former South African president Jacob Zuma told a corruption inquiry on Monday that he had never broken the law with the Gupta family, describing the businessmen at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal as friends.
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Ex-South African Minister Says "Gupta Brothers Threatened To Kill Me"
Former South African deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas told an inquiry that business friends of ex-president Jacob Zuma threatened to kill him if he spoke about a meeting at which they offered him money and the post of finance minister.
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South African Police Raid Bank Of Baroda In Corruption Case Involving Former President Zuma
Bank of Baroda, which is winding down its operations in South Africa, was thrust into the spotlight two years ago when it started working with the Guptas, a family of Indian-born businessmen who are at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal surrounding Zuma.
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma To Appear In Court On Corruption Charges
Former South African president is due to appear in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal, a scandal from the 1990s that has come back to haunt him within weeks of his fall from power.
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Properties In UP Linked To South Africa's Gupta Family Raided
Tax inspectors raided on Tuesday premises of the Gupta family at the centre of a corruption scandal involving South Africa's former president, Jacob Zuma, on suspicion they were bringing money into the country, an official said.
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Zuma Resigns As South Africa's President, Ending Standoff With Ruling Party
South Africa's embattled president, Jacob Zuma, resigned on Wednesday, putting an end to a period of scandal and mismanagement that threatened to destroy the party of Nelson Mandela.
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The Guptas: A Family At The Heart Of South African President Jacob Zuma's Troubles
A politically-connected business dynasty that moved to South Africa from India, the Gupta family finds itself at the centre of many of the scandals that have dogged President Jacob Zuma's administration.
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South Africa On Tenterhooks As Jacob Zuma To Respond To Ouster Push
South African President Jacob Zuma was expected to respond on Wednesday to an order from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to step down as head of state, party officials said, after nine years in office dogged by scandal and a stagnant economy.
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South African Parliament Failed To Hold Jacob Zuma Accountable For Scandal: Court
South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that parliament had failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his home, and must launch proceedings that could remove him from office.
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South Africa's Ruling Party Votes To Elect Successor For Jacob Zuma
Battle lines were drawn for South Africa's ANC on Monday as voting began to elect a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but faced scandals and corruption allegations.
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Guptas Dismantle South African Empire as Bank Accounts Close
South Africa's four biggest banks shut Gupta-controlled company accounts last year, citing reputational risk and regulatory concerns.
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Jacob Zuma Ally Returns To Head South Africa Power Utility
The former chief executive of South Africa's state-owned power utility is to return to the post, officials said Friday, less than five months after he resigned over a corruption scandal that rocked the government.
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Former South Africa Watchdog Accused Over Leaked Jacob Zuma Interview: Report
The new head of South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog has filed a criminal complaint against her predecessor for leaking an interview she conducted while probing corruption allegations against President Jacob Zuma, according to media reports.
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Calls For South Africa's Jacob Zuma To Resign At No-Confidence Vote
South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma faced a no-confidence vote in parliament Thursday, with the main opposition party calling on ruling ANC lawmakers to vote him out of office.
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma Pays $500,000 Bill Over House Scandal
South African President Jacob Zuma has paid back $542,000 of public money spent refurbishing his private home, his office said Monday, in a controversy that has dominated his second term in office.
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Ex-South African President Denies Wrongdoing With Tainted Gupta Brothers
Former South African president Jacob Zuma told a corruption inquiry on Monday that he had never broken the law with the Gupta family, describing the businessmen at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal as friends.
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Ex-South African Minister Says "Gupta Brothers Threatened To Kill Me"
Former South African deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas told an inquiry that business friends of ex-president Jacob Zuma threatened to kill him if he spoke about a meeting at which they offered him money and the post of finance minister.
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South African Police Raid Bank Of Baroda In Corruption Case Involving Former President Zuma
Bank of Baroda, which is winding down its operations in South Africa, was thrust into the spotlight two years ago when it started working with the Guptas, a family of Indian-born businessmen who are at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal surrounding Zuma.
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma To Appear In Court On Corruption Charges
Former South African president is due to appear in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal, a scandal from the 1990s that has come back to haunt him within weeks of his fall from power.
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Properties In UP Linked To South Africa's Gupta Family Raided
Tax inspectors raided on Tuesday premises of the Gupta family at the centre of a corruption scandal involving South Africa's former president, Jacob Zuma, on suspicion they were bringing money into the country, an official said.
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Zuma Resigns As South Africa's President, Ending Standoff With Ruling Party
South Africa's embattled president, Jacob Zuma, resigned on Wednesday, putting an end to a period of scandal and mismanagement that threatened to destroy the party of Nelson Mandela.
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The Guptas: A Family At The Heart Of South African President Jacob Zuma's Troubles
A politically-connected business dynasty that moved to South Africa from India, the Gupta family finds itself at the centre of many of the scandals that have dogged President Jacob Zuma's administration.
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South Africa On Tenterhooks As Jacob Zuma To Respond To Ouster Push
South African President Jacob Zuma was expected to respond on Wednesday to an order from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to step down as head of state, party officials said, after nine years in office dogged by scandal and a stagnant economy.
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South African Parliament Failed To Hold Jacob Zuma Accountable For Scandal: Court
South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that parliament had failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his home, and must launch proceedings that could remove him from office.
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South Africa's Ruling Party Votes To Elect Successor For Jacob Zuma
Battle lines were drawn for South Africa's ANC on Monday as voting began to elect a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but faced scandals and corruption allegations.
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Guptas Dismantle South African Empire as Bank Accounts Close
South Africa's four biggest banks shut Gupta-controlled company accounts last year, citing reputational risk and regulatory concerns.
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Jacob Zuma Ally Returns To Head South Africa Power Utility
The former chief executive of South Africa's state-owned power utility is to return to the post, officials said Friday, less than five months after he resigned over a corruption scandal that rocked the government.
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Former South Africa Watchdog Accused Over Leaked Jacob Zuma Interview: Report
The new head of South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog has filed a criminal complaint against her predecessor for leaking an interview she conducted while probing corruption allegations against President Jacob Zuma, according to media reports.
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Calls For South Africa's Jacob Zuma To Resign At No-Confidence Vote
South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma faced a no-confidence vote in parliament Thursday, with the main opposition party calling on ruling ANC lawmakers to vote him out of office.
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma Pays $500,000 Bill Over House Scandal
South African President Jacob Zuma has paid back $542,000 of public money spent refurbishing his private home, his office said Monday, in a controversy that has dominated his second term in office.
