South African anti-corruption activists have accused the Guptas of "state capture," a term meant to describe the brothers' strong influence over former president Zuma and members of his Cabinet — influence that allegedly extended to contracts, policy and personnel choices. 
Anthu omenyerera kutha kwa zinyengo ku South Africa anena a kwa Gupta wa kuti 'analinjata boma' mawu ogwilitsidwa ogwiritsidwa ntchito pofuna kutanthauza kuti anyamatawa anali ndi mphamvu yaikulu pa tsogoleri wa dziko opuma a Jacob Zuma komanso nduna zake - machitachita omwe anasefukira ku migwirizano ya malonda, lamulo komanso zisankho za umunthu pa yekha