Thank you Sipho.  I think you have hit the nail on the head - it has felt like a much deeper issue to me than just the Guptas.  Given that Zuma is a trained spy and trained by the KGB in all likelihood - he is probably very close to Putin.  At a family event some 2 years ago - my husband and I met a MP in the National Assembly.  This person stated that Zuma had been visiting Russia quite regularly - ostensibly for health reasons.  Efforts were being made to find out exactly what was going on but - this person said - it was impossible to get any information.  So that is how tight, deceptive this network is.  You say we need to be vigilant - what can we do as citizens in a practical sense.  Yes - we have marched and we write letters etc. but all of this falls on deaf ears.  Despite the ruling yesterday - the ANC again says it will stand by Zuma.  So what more can be done?