Zuma says no ‘palace’ in Dubai
Print Edition
SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma has denied owning a “palace” in the United Arab Emirates, his office said yesterday, after local media reported that an influential family bought him a home in the wealthy Gulf state.
Graft accusations in more than 100,000 leaked documents and e-mails last week heaped more pressure on the scandal-plagued Zuma only days after he survived a no-confidence vote by members of his own party’s top body.
South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper said several independent sources had told it that the Gupta family had bought Zuma a retirement home for 330 million rand (US$25 million) in an upmarket suburb of Dubai.
The newspaper did not name the sources, but said they included businessmen, senior officials in the ruling African National Congress and people close to the Zuma family. It also cited some of the leaked e-mails.
The Gupta family, wealthy Indian-born businessmen whose firms have deals with state-owned firms, have denied all allegations of influence-peddling or improper dealings and through a spokesman last week labeled the e-mails “fake news.”
“President Zuma does not own any property outside South Africa and has not requested anybody to buy property for him abroad,” his office said in a statement.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
