Zuma escapes UK anti-corruption sanctions but stench follows him
Wednesday May 05 2021
Former South African president Jacob Zuma appears before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture that is probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption in government and state-owned companies in Johannesburg, on July 19, 2019. PHOTO | MIKE HUTCHINGS | AFP
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The Gupta brothers are said to have committed “serious corruption” and were “at the heart of a long-running process of corruption in South Africa which caused significant damage to its economy.”
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When the UK Foreign Office announced, last week, sanctions imposed on the Gupta brothers under the new Global Anti-Corruption regime; there were questions on just how more of their alleged South African associates were not included in the measures.
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Members in Jaishankar delegation to UK test COVID positive, schedule modified
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 03:14 PM IST
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According to numerous sources, two members of the delegation tested positive on Tuesday with further test results still awaited.
Members of the small delegation accompanying External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the UK have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the minister to take his remaining schedule here, including his in-person meetings at a G7 gathering, virtual as a measure of abundant caution . Was made aware yesterday evening of exposure to possible Covid positive cases, Jaishankar said on Twitter on Wednesday.
2 Indian delegates at UK G7 Summit test positive for Covid-19, Jaishankar to attend virtually Geeta Mohan
The Indian delegation to the G7 summit, led by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, has gone into self-isolation after two of its members reportedly tested positive for Covid-19.
Confirming the news on Twitter, the EAM said that he will conduct his further engagements through virtual mode. Was made aware yesterday evening of exposure to possible Covid positive cases. As a measure of abundant caution and also out of consideration for others, I decided to conduct my engagements in the virtual mode. That will be the case with the G7 Meeting today as well, he said.