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South Africa Finance Minister Quits After He Admits Meeting Gupta Family
The Gupta brothers, now all out of the country, stand accused of unduly influencing Zuma in his Cabinet appointments in order to secure lucrative state contracts irregularly.
South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene resigned on Tuesday after public outcry over his undisclosed meetings with the members of the Gupta family, who have been accused of corruption.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he had accepted Mr Nene’s resignation “in the interests of good governance” has replaced him with former Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Tito Mboweni.