Unaccountable 00047 — Salim Essa, the shadow broker of State Capture, remains unaccountable
Daily Maverick | 21.05.2026 03:57
Salim Essa was a key figure in the State Capture-linked Gupta network. A shadowy dealmaker, he allegedly operated as a central intermediary in the sprawling network of corruption that came to define South Africa’s contemporary State Capture. Yet, he has now been a fugitive of justice in Dubai for nine years, and there is little evidence of progress in bringing him back to face a South African court.
