Ubudlelwano obuqhubekayo bukaMengameli wangaphambilini uJacob Zuma nomndeni wakwaGupta—okuhlanganisa nomhlangano womphakathi wakamuva no-Ajay Gupta owayefunwa eNdiya—buvuselele ingxoxo mayelana nezivikelo zomthetho zaseNingizimu Afrika mayelana nabaholi bamazwe bangaphambili. Ngokusho kobufakazi benkantolo kanye nophenyo oluningi, uZuma wayeba nezidlo zakusihlwa njalo nabakwaGupta ngesikhathi sakhe sokuba ngumongameli futhi kuthiwa wavumela ithonya labo ezindabeni zezwe, okwaholela empikiswaneni eqhubekayo mayelana nokubanjwa kombuso.

Uphenyo Lwezomthetho kanye Nezikhala Zezomthetho

UMvikeli Womphakathi waqala uphenyo ngoMashi 2016 mayelana nokuthi uMengameli uZuma wephule yini uMthetho Wokuziphatha Kwamalungu Aphezulu ngenxa yobudlelwano bakhe nabakwaGupta, kulandela izinsolo ezivela kuSekela Ngqongqoshe Wezezimali ngaleso sikhathi uMcebisi Jonas zokuthi wanikezwa isikhundla sokuba nguNgqongqoshe Wezezimali ngumndeni. Ubufakazi ngaphambi koPhenyo Lokubanjwa Kombuso, okuhlanganisa nobo bukaThemba Maseko noPopo Molefe, buchaze kabanzi imihlangano ephindaphindwayo phakathi kukaZuma nabakwaGupta kanye nokungenelela kukamongameli okusolwayo ezinkampanini zikahulumeni ezifana nePrasa.

Naphezu kwalezi zinkathazo, uKingsley Makhubela, uchwepheshe wezinqubo zombuso, wathi ngesikhathi sokuhlaziywa komphakathi ngomhlaka-3 Julayi 2026 ukuthi “uhlaka lwezomthetho lwamanje alunikezi imiphumela lapho owayengumongameli enza ngendlela elimaza izintshisekelo zoMbuso.” Leli gebe ladalulwa ukuzibandakanya kukaZuma kwakamuva no-Ajay Gupta, okwamanje ofunwa yiziphathimandla zaseNingizimu Afrika.

Umongo Womlando Nemiphumela Yezepolitiki

Ubuholi bukaJacob Zuma kusukela ngo-2009 kuya ku-2018 buphawulwe yizinsolo ezikhulayo zokubanjwa kombuso, lapho abakwaGupta besolwa ngokudala ukuqokwa kwekhabhinethi kanye nokuthonya izinkontileka zikahulumeni ezizuzisayo. Ngokusho kwamarekhodi enkantolo kanye nobufakazi, abakwaGupta basuka eNingizimu Afrika baya eDubai ngo-Ephreli 2016 phakathi kwesiphithiphithi somphakathi kanye nophenyo. Ukuhlanganiswa kwezikhungo zokuphepha zikahulumeni ngo-2009, njengoba kwembulwe yinhloko yangaphambili yezikhungo uJeff Maqetuka, kwachazwa futhi njengokucekela phansi izinzuzo zangaphambilini zokulwa nenkohlakalo - okwengeza ezinseleleni zesistimu ezisabonakala nanamuhla.

UZuma, yena, ugcizelele ubumsulwa bakhe, etshela i-SABC News esitatimendeni sakamuva, “Angikaze ngenze lutho nabo ngokungemthetho noma yini.” Kodwa-ke, izicelo zemithetho eqinile yokulawula ukuziphatha komongameli bangaphambilini ziyanda, njengoba ukukhathazeka kuqhubeka ngokuzibophezela kanye nokuvikelwa kwezintshisekelo zesizwe.

Ingxoxo mayelana nokuqapha kukahulumeni kulindeleke ukuthi iqhubeke, kanti izinhlangano zomthetho nezephalamende zikhombisa izinhlelo zokubuyekeza izinyathelo zomthetho ezifanele ezinyangeni ezizayo.