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South Africa's ANC calls for Zuma GuptaLeaks investigation | South Africa's ANC calls for Zuma GuptaLeaks investigation |
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South Africa's ruling party has called for an investigation into emails which appear to show allegedly corrupt links between President Jacob Zuma's family and wealthy businessmen. | |
The African National Congress (ANC) said the allegations questioned the credibility of the government and such matters could not be allowed to fester. | |
Mr Zuma recently survived calls for his resignation by some senior ANC members. | Mr Zuma recently survived calls for his resignation by some senior ANC members. |
The allegations have been dismissed as a fabrication by Mr Zuma's lawyers. | |
The Gupta family of businessmen has said the leaks were "politically inspired". | |
One of the revelations of alleged links disclosed in the emails is that the Guptas helped the president's son, Duduzane Zuma, buy a $1.3m (£1m) apartment in Dubai. | |
In addition, the emails reportedly indicated that President Zuma was hoping to take up residency in the United Arab Emirates. A claim that was denied. |