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Optimum Coal

Gupta-linked Optimum mine deal shows just how weak the NPA is

South Africa

Gupta-linked Optimum mine deal shows just how weak the NPA is

By Sam Sole for amaBhungane

High court seals NPA’s R500m Optimum Coal forfeiture settlement deal

Business Maverick

High court seals NPA’s R500m Optimum Coal forfeiture settlement deal

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

NPA strikes forfeiture deal to end Gupta-linked Optimum Coal wars

Scorpio

NPA strikes forfeiture deal to end Gupta-linked Optimum Coal wars

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

Liquidators go after ANC and Regiments Capital owners to recover R50m ‘disguised donation’

Scorpio

Liquidators go after ANC and Regiments Capital owners to recover R50m ‘disguised donation’

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

Zondo lawyers say Gupta kingpin Salim Essa’s review bid may end up costing as much as R10m

Scorpio

Zondo lawyers say Gupta kingpin Salim Essa’s review bid may end up costing as much as R10m

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

Guptas offer to repay Industrial Development Corporation R300-million to settle unpaid mining loan

Scorpio

Guptas offer to repay Industrial Development Corporation R300-million to settle unpaid mining loan

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

Gupta lawyers bow out as IDC’s R287m fight against Oakbay rolls into year five

Scorpio

Gupta lawyers bow out as IDC’s R287m fight against Oakbay rolls into year five

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

Everyone but the Guptas feels the heat as SA ups the ante on State Capture prosecutions

Politics

Everyone but the Guptas feels the heat as SA ups the ante on State Capture prosecutions

By Jessica Bezuidenhout for Scorpio

Gupta loot: Eskom backtracks from 2020 deal backing Optimum Coal rescue plan

Scorpio

Gupta loot: Eskom backtracks from 2020 deal backing Optimum Coal rescue plan

By Jessica Bezuidenhout for Scorpio

Gupta Inc loses high court bid to block Optimum business rescue practitioners

Business Maverick

Gupta Inc loses high court bid to block Optimum business rescue practitioners

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

NPA on high alert as business rescue practitioners plot coal exports for Gupta-owned Optimum

Business Maverick

NPA on high alert as business rescue practitioners plot coal exports for Gupta-owned Optimum

By Jessica Bezuidenhout for Scorpio

NPA's Hermione Cronje launches a double strike on Gupta Inc’s dirty Optimum Coal deal

Business Maverick

NPA's Hermione Cronje launches a double strike on Gupta Inc’s dirty Optimum Coal deal

By Jessica Bezuidenhout for Scorpio