‘Don't allow Gupta enabler to grab Optimum,’ warns Hermione Cronje

Hermione Cronje warns family partner is set to acquire valuable coal mine

06 March 2022 - 00:04 By THANDUXOLO JIKA and NICKI GULES

In one of her final acts as head of the Investigating Directorate, advocate Hermione Cronje has warned that Dubai-based British businessman Daniel McGowan was involved in state capture and should not be allowed to get his hands on one of its biggest prizes — the Guptas’ Optimum Coal Mine...

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