Opposition parties strongly condemned the swearing-in of former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe as an MP on Thursday, saying he should have cleared the cloud over his name before joining the honourable members of the national legislature. Molefe came to Parliament by filling a vacancy on the ANC list of MPs in the North West amid widespread speculation that he is to be appointed as a member of President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet. Molefe resigned as CEO of Eskom late in 2016 after being accused by former public protector Thuli Madonsela in her State of Capture report of having a corrupt relationship with members of the Gupta family, who benefited unduly from the utility’s coal contracts. Molefe sat on the ANC back-benches in the National Assembly on his first day as an MP, while his wife sat in the gallery. Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete formally announced he had been sworn in, which was greeted by an insult from the EFF. ANC leaders have not yet decided to which committee Molefe wi...
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