PREMIUM: Zuma Jnr evades SA law, relocates after securing permanent residency in UAE

LONDON — Gradually, then suddenly. Eight years ago, trade union leader Gideon du Plessis made it his life's mission to nail the crony capitalists who destroyed 5,300 jobs and stole assets worth R1.5bn at once flourishing Aurora Gold mine. Du Plessis is 90% of the way to completing the task – but has now discovered that after paying back some of the money, one of the central characters, Khulubuse Zuma, has done a Gupta-like midnight flit to Dubai. Solidarity's general secretary says the SA president's nephew has secured permanent residence in the UAE and has been living there for the past year. But Du Plessis says this won't save Zuma Jnr who submitted a fraudulent statement of his assets to SA's court and is poised to be sequestrated in December. – Alec Hogg

Well, it's a warm welcome now to Gideon du Plessis, who is the general secretary of the trade union Solidarity. He's talking to us from Johannesburg. Gideon, you've issued a statement today to say you believe that Khulubuse Zuma, the President's nephew, appears to have skipped the country. What makes you feel this?

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