{"id":333268,"date":"2026-09-05T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=333268"},"modified":"2026-09-05T11:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:02:27","slug":"dirco-zuma-se-indie-besoek-was-privaat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/dirco-zuma-se-indie-besoek-was-privaat\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirco: Zuma se Indi\u00eb-besoek was privaat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering s\u00ea voormalige pres. Jacob Zuma se omstrede besoek aan Indi\u00eb in Junie was \u2019n private besoek en dat Suid-Afrika se diplomatieke sending in die land nie enige ontmoeting tussen Zuma en die omstrede sakeman Ajay Gupta gefasiliteer het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking (Dirco) het di\u00e9 bevinding bekend gemaak n\u00e1 interne konsultasies met Suid-Afrika se ho\u00eb kommissaris in Indi\u00eb, ambassadeur Anil Sooklal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prof.AnilSooklal_117_53593-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prof.AnilSooklal_117_53593-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prof.AnilSooklal_117_53593-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prof.AnilSooklal_117_53593-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prof.AnilSooklal_117_53593.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Anil Sooklal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die kwessie het onder die soeklig gekom nadat Zuma van 25 tot 27 Junie in Indi\u00eb was en ook \u2019n godsdienstige geleentheid in Haridwar bygewoon het waar Gupta glo onder die ongeveer 1 000 genooide gaste was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volgens Dirco was daar egter geen direkte interaksie tussen Sooklal en Gupta by die geleentheid nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-zuma-het-wel-diplomatieke-protokolhulp-ontvang\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zuma het wel diplomatieke protokolhulp ontvang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoewel die besoek as privaat geklassifiseer is, het die Suid-Afrikaanse diplomatieke sending in Indi\u00eb Zuma met \u2019n reeks protokol- en logistieke re\u00eblings bygestaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dirco s\u00ea die Presidensie het die departement reeds op 19 Junie ingelig dat Zuma Indi\u00eb sou besoek en om hulp met die nodige protokol- en logistieke re\u00eblings versoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Suid-Afrikaanse ho\u00eb kommissie in Nieu-Delhi is daarna versoek om die gebruiklike protokolondersteuning aan \u2019n voormalige president te lewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dit het onder meer die gebruik van \u2019n seremoni\u00eble lughawe-sitkamer, lughawehoflikhede, skakeling met Indiese regeringsowerhede en ander reisre\u00eblings ingesluit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0000134673_73715-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0000134673_73715-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0000134673_73715-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0000134673_73715-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0000134673_73715.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ajay en Atul Gupta in 2011. Foto: Gallo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zuma is met sy aankoms deur Sooklal en \u2019n aangewese sendingamptenaar ontvang, terwyl soortgelyke ondersteuning met sy vertrek gebied is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dirco beklemtoon egter dat di\u00e9 ondersteuning nie beteken dat Zuma die regering van Suid-Afrika verteenwoordig het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRoetinebystand aan voormalige staatshoofde\u201d gee volgens die departement nie aan voormalige presidente die magtiging om namens die regering op te tree of amptelike Suid-Afrikaanse belange te bevorder nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-wat-van-die-gupta-verbintenis\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wat van die Gupta-verbintenis?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die moontlike ontmoeting tussen Zuma en Ajay Gupta is een van die sensitiefste aspekte van die besoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Gupta-familie het jare lank \u2019n noue verhouding met Zuma en sy familie gehad en was sentraal tot die sogenaamde staatskaping-era in Suid-Afrika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ajay Gupta en sy broers Atul en Rajesh het uitgebreide sakebelange in Suid-Afrika opgebou. Hulle verhouding met Zuma het egter tot ernstige politieke omstredenheid gelei nadat bewerings ontstaan het dat die familie buitengewone toegang tot die voormalige president en sy regering gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZumaenAjayGupta_11669-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Zuma en Ajay Gupta.\" class=\"wp-image-323933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZumaenAjayGupta_11669-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZumaenAjayGupta_11669-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZumaenAjayGupta_11669-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZumaenAjayGupta_11669.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zuma en Ajay Gupta. Foto: Argief.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Gupta-familie het Suid-Afrika in die nasleep van die staatskaping-skandaal verlaat en hulle hoofsaaklik in die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate gevestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die langlopende verhaal het ook internasionale regsgevolge gehad. Suid-Afrikaanse owerhede het die Gupta-broers se moontlike betrokkenheid by beweerde korrupsie ondersoek, terwyl pogings om hulle aan Suid-Afrika se regsproses te verbind deur die jare voortgeduur het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dirco s\u00ea egter in sy jongste verklaring dat Ajay Gupta nie tans die onderwerp van \u2019n uitleweringsversoek deur Suid-Afrika is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die departement voeg by dat dit steeds samewerking tussen Suid-Afrikaanse wetstoepassingsowerhede en Indiese owerhede fasiliteer met betrekking tot versoeke om wedersydse regshulp en ander regsprosesse wat lede van die Gupta-familie raak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering s\u00ea voormalige pres. Jacob Zuma se omstrede besoek aan Indi\u00eb in Junie was \u2019n private besoek en dat Suid-Afrika se diplomatieke sending in die land nie enige ontmoeting tussen Zuma en die omstrede sakeman Ajay Gupta gefasiliteer het nie. Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking (Dirco) het di\u00e9 bevinding bekend gemaak [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":325012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"author_byline":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18160,18159,16308,15603,15577],"class_list":["post-333268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nuus","tag-dirco","tag-gupta","tag-jaco-zuma","tag-nuus","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dirco: Zuma se Indi\u00eb-besoek was privaat | Die Papier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/dirco-zuma-se-indie-besoek-was-privaat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"af_ZA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dirco: Zuma se Indi\u00eb-besoek was privaat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering s\u00ea voormalige pres. 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