Watchdog to question Zuma in Gupta inquiry

South African President Jacob Zuma will be questioned by the country’s top watchdog today over alleged misconduct including allowing a wealthy Indian migrant family to choose ministers, officials said. Zuma, 74, has survived a series of damaging corruption scandals while in office, but he has faced increasing criticism over the last year as the economy […]

South African President Jacob Zuma will be questioned by the country’s top watchdog today over alleged misconduct including allowing a wealthy Indian migrant family to choose ministers, officials said.
Zuma, 74, has survived a series of damaging corruption scandals while in office, but he has faced increasing criticism over the last year as the economy stalls and after the ruling ANC party suffered unprecedented losses in local polls.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela will quiz Zuma in the final stages of her probe into allegations that the Gupta family were granted undue influence over the government.
“She will meet the president tomorrow (today). The meeting forms part of the investigation into the so-called ‘state capture’ matter,” Madonsela’s spokesman Oupa Segalwe told AFP.
The three Gupta brothers, Ajay, Atul and Rajesh, have built a business empire in mining, media, technology and engineering since moving to South Africa in the 1990s.