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LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU: The villains, heroes and zeroes of the Republic of the Gupta

Daily Maverick · 11 September 2026 at 13:34

LETTER TO MAHLAMBA NDLOPFU: The villains, heroes and zeroes of the Republic of the Gupta

The Republic of the Gupta was never built merely by … crooks carrying cash in brown envelopes.

Respectable people built it with access cards.

People who sign… People who look away.

People who know a guy.

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