Eskom inquiry’s terms of reference broaden
Public enterprises committee chairwoman vows investigation will leave no stone unturned
The terms of reference of the inquiry into Eskom that will be undertaken by Parliament’s public enterprises committee have been broadened to cover state capture as it affects the Department of Public Enterprises and state-owned enterprises, particularly Transnet and Denel. Committee chairwoman Zukiswa Rantho also gave the assurance on Tuesday that the three Gupta brothers as well as President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane Zuma would be called as witnesses to the inquiry, which will get under way in mid-August. She stressed that the committee would "leave no stone unturned" to get to the bottom of allegations of corruption at Eskom. MPs were unanimous that the inquiry should have an experienced legal practitioner as an evidence leader, as was the case in the SABC inquiry. The broader terms of reference include the original version adopted by the committee in June but which were narrowed down in a document presented to MPs on Tuesday. The original terms of reference as adopted by the comm...
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