S/Africa’s Guptas hit back in Zuma finance minister row

The wealthy South African family accused of wielding undue influence through its links to President Jacob Zuma says it has been the victim of “xenophobic and hate speech”. The family took out two pages in a newspaper it owns to deny the allegations and respond to criticism. Deputy Finance Minister Mcebesi Jonas has said that […]

The wealthy South African family accused of wielding undue influence through its links to President Jacob Zuma says it has been the victim of “xenophobic and hate speech”.
The family took out two pages in a newspaper it owns to deny the allegations and respond to criticism.
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebesi Jonas has said that he was offered the top job by a member of the Gupta family.
“As the global economic slowdown began to bite, the family became the scapegoat for every calamity and misfortune that South Africa has faced,” the Guptas said in a statement, carried in the local New Age newspaper.