Why McKinsey is under attack in South Africa
The consulting firm worked with Trillian Capital, owned by a Gupta family associate
MCKINSEY, a global management consultancy known for its discreet profile and rarefied air, is unused to the sort of tub-thumping popular revolt it is experiencing in South Africa. Such is public outrage over the Guptas, an Indian-born business dynasty accused of growing rich off their relationship with President Jacob Zuma, that a few professional-services firms linked to the family, including McKinsey—as well as SAP, a German software giant—have become targets of Twitter storms and protest banners.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “In the eye of the storm”
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