The total(ish) cost of the Guptas' State Capture: R49...
The amounts are, to quote commission evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson, “extraordinary”. At points Judge Raymond Zondo appeared defeated by the sheer volume of numbers, murmuring: “I’m just digesting”. What was on display was not just the quantum of plunder, but also the efficiency of the Guptas’ vast and sophisticated money laundering machinery. To give one example: on 29 April 2016, a Gupta-linked company called Cutting Edge Commerce submitted an unsolicited proposal to Eskom to provide the unusual combination of “data management and cleaning services”. Noted Holden: “[Th...
Source: dailymaverick.co.za