Many BEE beneficiaries did too - got rich quickly -10 to 20 years - without bringing anything of substance to the table except their race ('B' in BEE) and political connections. They did so according to the generally accepted BEE script. But the Guptas apparently used a supercharged version of it.  It's a flaw of the model itself, and cannot be the only ones who have abused it and coopted the ruling elite. All those reports of tender irregularities. This is way an open-terms-of reference inquiry (NOT like the arms inquiry, another example) into state capture, not limited to Zuptas, is essential.