If a tree falls down in a city, does anyone notice? That question might seem anomalous, but it was on the mind of The Man From FCPA after reports surfaced that South African President Jacob Zuma agreed to set up a nationwide corruption commission to look into allegations of rampant corruption through looting of government agencies and state-owned entities, most particularly through Zuma’s links with the Gupta family. Zuma had long resisted such calls, even from government officials and members of his own political party, the African National Congress.
