Former Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi dropped a proverbial State Capture bomb in South Africa's Parliament this morning. His statement to the investigating committee unpacks how he was bullied by the Guptas and State Enterprises minister Lynne Brown, and implicates president Jacob Zuma in an identical manner to that what was previously explained by whistle-blowing ANC politicians Vytjie Mentor and Mcebisi Jonas. The former Eskom chairman Tsotsi says Zuma was in the room when the chair of his foundation and former chair of SAA Dudu Myeni instructed Tsotsi to toe the plunderers' line or be dismissed. Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan has been closely following events and unpacks the relevance of Tsotsi's statement, which was made under oath. He reckons this is the "smoking gun" which will bury the Guptas and their puppets, and, he avers, very possibly end the Zuma presidency.

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JOHANNESBURG — On March 31, 2017, it took the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) just over 20 minutes to swoop in and halt veteran stock market trader James Gubb's curious 22 trades in highly illiquid Gupta-owned Oakbay. But by that time, Gubb had achieved what he wanted. On a chart, his trades depicted what would resemble a middle finger to the Zuptas. The timing of Gubb's unique protest art was pertinent as it came a day after President Jacob Zuma pulled the trigger and fired respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on March 30. The R400 trades in Oakbay have become a costly affair for Gubb as the JSE reported the matter to the Financial Services Board (FSB) which, in turn, fined him a whopping R100 000 for his harmless protest. Gubb has been transparent and open about his innocent trades as well as the intention to create his world-first protest art. But the FSB and JSE clearly don't have a sense of humour. This has backfired spectacularly in their faces as public support has grown for Gubb who has become a hero in many South Africans' eyes. Here is an interview with Gubb in which he tells the backstory of his inventive and artistic Oakbay trades... - Gareth van Zyl

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Business software giant SAP held a press conference on Thursday in which it provided an update on its investigations into allegations of kickbacks to Gupta-linked companies. The biggest revelation from the briefing was that SAP, just days after AmaBhungane broke the story in July, decided to approach the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in a voluntary disclosure. It's clear that SAP knows that it risks having engaged in illegal activity, but it's waiting on an internal probe to be finished before taking its next step. Meanwhile, the DoJ will now have at least two Gupta-linked investigations on its desk as the FBI is investigating two Gupta nephews for alleged money laundering. Interestingly, the Hawks, late on Thursday, said that they're also getting involved and plan to head to Germany to investigate state capture. Can we expect arrests before Christmas as Paul O'Sullivan recently forecast? - Gareth van Zyl

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