{"id":34961,"date":"2017-06-03T13:55:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T13:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/south-africa-s-anc-calls-for-zuma-guptaleaks\/"},"modified":"2017-06-03T13:55:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T13:55:51","slug":"south-africa-s-anc-calls-for-zuma-guptaleaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/south-africa-s-anc-calls-for-zuma-guptaleaks\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s ANC calls for Zuma GuptaLeaks investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

{South Africa’s ruling party has called for an investigation into emails which appear to show allegedly corrupt links between President Jacob Zuma’s family and wealthy businessmen.}<\/p>\n

The African National Congress (ANC) said the allegations questioned the credibility of the government and such matters could not be allowed to fester.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuma recently survived calls for his resignation by some senior ANC members.<\/p>\n

The allegations have been dismissed as a fabrication by Mr Zuma’s lawyers.<\/p>\n

The Gupta family of businessmen has said the leaks were “politically inspired”.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuma has become increasing unpopular in recent years amid accusations of corruption and not doing enough to tackle poverty.<\/p>\n

There have been mass protests calling for him to step down.<\/p>\n

One of the revelations in the emails, known as GuptaLeaks, is that President Zuma was hoping to take up residency in the United Arab Emirates. A claim that was denied.<\/p>\n

Others appear to show that the Gupta family exerts undue influence over the government.<\/p>\n

By calling for an investigation, the African National Congress is putting its own leader under pressure to come clean.<\/p>\n

At the centre of the alleged scandal is President Zuma’s son Duduzane, a business partner with the controversial Gupta family.<\/p>\n

Some of the emails released by local media allege that Duduzane has been playing the role of middleman between his father and private business interests.<\/p>\n

This looks like the ANC is slowly washing its hands of its 74-year-old leader. They know he will not be at the helm in six months’ time and so the dominos are beginning to fall.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuma’s obituary has been written many times before. But even so, it does feel like Mr Zuma’s nine lives are gradually coming to an end.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuma is due to step down as ANC president in December and his ex-wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa are vying to replace him.<\/p>\n

His term as national president expires in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Source:BBC <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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