PUBLIC PROTECTOR
Constitution watchdog demands Mkhwebane probes parastatals
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is assessing a complaint lodged by the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) on alleged corruption and poor corporate governance at Eskom and Transnet. The organisation has also asked Mkhwebane to look into the latest allegations of state capture by the Gupta family and the role of cabinet ministers and President Jacob Zuma’s family in the saga. This comes as leaked e-mails between members of the Gupta family and associates have detailed the extent to which the family has captured politicians and state entities. Transnet and Eskom have featured prominently in the e-mails, which show how some board members appointed to the state-owned entities were linked to the controversial family and were sharing confidential information with it. Mkhwebane’s office confirmed on Wednesday that it had received the complaint. It was "under assessment and, based on the outcome, the complainant will be advised accordingly", said spokes...
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