By Durell Namasani
As Africa is slowly waking up in the fight against high scale corruption that involves state capturing, news has spread that the Guptas of South Africa have finally been arrested. The arrest of the Guptas has given so much hope to Malawians that Malawians Corruption Kingpin Zuneth Sattar days are also numbered
Two members of the Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the biggest step yet in South Africa’s fight to bring the kingpins accused of orchestrating the looting of its state companies to account.
Rajesh and Atul Gupta were detained by UAE law-enforcement authorities and discussions are taking place on the way forward, South Africa’s Justice Ministry said in a statement on Monday
A judicial inquiry into state graft spanning more than three years detailed close links between the brothers and former President Jacob Zuma, with numerous witnesses alleging that they worked hand-in-hand to siphon money out of state transport, power and arms companies and jointly decided who was appointed to the cabinet. The government has said at least 500 billion rand ($32 billion) was stolen during Zuma’s nine-year rule.
The Gupta brothers and Zuma have always denied the allegations.
