STATE-CAPTURE INQUIRY
Lynne Brown urged to come clean on Dentons report
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown should explain why the crucial Dentons report on Eskom was withheld from Parliament and the public, says University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business professor Anton Eberhard. Tuesday was the first day of the inquiry into the alleged capture of state-owned companies, including Eskom‚ Transnet and Denel. Up to 40 witnesses — including Eberhard — are set to testify as MPs try to unravel the alleged web of corruption involving the Gupta family, parastatals, cabinet ministers and President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane Zuma, who has denied any wrongdoing. Eberhard co-wrote an Eskom inquiry booklet for Parliament’s probe into state capture. It provided MPs with information and crucial issues to look for and interrogate in terms of corruption and governance lapses at Eskom. "To what extent and to what end were key reports, such as the Dentons investigation, withheld from the war room, Cabinet, Parliament and the public?" he asked on Tuesday. The ...
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