Court Dismisses Bid to Drop Gupta-Linked Mining Corruption Charges, Trial to Resume in 2026

DISMISSED: The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed a high-stakes application to allow for the acquittal of several accused persons in a corruption trial linked to the controversial Gupta-owned mining empire, implicating former Deputy Director-General at the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Joel Raphela and businesswoman Ronica Ragavan. Photo: NPA

The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed a high-stakes application brought under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act by several accused in a landmark corruption trial linked to the controversial Gupta-owned mining empire. The court on Monday (21 July 2025), ruled in favour of the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), clearing the… Continue reading Court Dismisses Bid to Drop Gupta-Linked Mining Corruption Charges, Trial to Resume in 2026

NPA won’t prosecute State Capture cases because the Zondo Commission has achieved its political end of demonising the RET policy and hounding the Gupta family

The white-owned media begrudgingly reported recently that; “the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s first state capture case to go to trial has been dismissed – with almost all the accused cleared of fraud and money laundering charges.”  So the state capture mantra coming out of the Zondo Commission at the cost of one billion rand was… Continue reading NPA won’t prosecute State Capture cases because the Zondo Commission has achieved its political end of demonising the RET policy and hounding the Gupta family

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