Zuma downfall: How Gupta brothers became a powerhouse in South Africa
Zuma with Nelson Mandela
The Gupta brothers made most of the opportunities as South Africa opened up to the world as apartheid became a thing of the past.
As President Zuma stepped down from office in South Africa throwing the ruling African National Congress(ANC) in crisis, the Gupta family from India has become the focus of attention.
The politically connected Gupta brothers - Ajay, Atul and Rajesh - were reportedly in India at Saharanpur attending a family function even as authorities in South Africa were conducting raids in their luxuryhome in Johannesburg.
Police also raided the Guptas' Oakbay holding company in Johannesburg's Sandton financial district.
Atul Gupta landed in South Africa in 1993, a year before ANC chief Nelson Mandela was freed from jail.
The Gupta brothers made most of the opportunities as South Africa opened up to the world as apartheid became a thing of the past.
The Guptas from Uttar Pradesh built companies spanning computers, mining, media, technology and engineering and developed contacts with the ANC.
In recent years, as the Guptas became rich and famous, the media increasingly focussed on them with reports of Zuma's son Duduzane being made the director of the Gupta-owned Sahara Computers, named after their hometown of Saharanpur, and his involvement in several other family companies.
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Zuma's third wife Bongi Ngema and one of his daughters also have reportedly been employed by the Guptas.
South Africa's ethics watchdog, the Public Protector, published a damning report in October 2016, finding that the state-owned electricity monopoly had awarded a massive coal order to a then-Gupta linked business at well above market prices, according to AFP
The report also alleged that former mining minister Zwane travelled to Switzerland with the Guptas to help them "seal the deal" to buy a coal mine.
The Gupta family has reportedly been mentioned 232 times in the report "State of Capture" because of its influence in South Africa.
The family may now face governmentinquiry into their business dealings with potentially devasting consequences which could also hit several companies which employhundreds of people in South Africa.