𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵. Optimum Mines, bought by the Guptas in 2016 in a controversial deal, has hardly been out of the headlines and now after a lethal gas explosion in one of the shafts, Optimum is back in the news. The mine has been stripped and is in disarray, workers haven’t been paid and rescue operations have been delayed by unsafe conditions underground. What’s gone wrong? In a frank interview, business rescue practitioner Louis Klopper reveals the machinations behind the scenes and how the Guptas are still trying to pull the strings of this Mpumalanga asset. Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv