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Panel vows ‘no escape’ for state capture accused
Top guns at Eskom and members of the Gupta family may be forced to face committee
Members of the portfolio committee on public enterprises say there will be no place to hide for Eskom officials, the Gupta family or Duduzane Zuma when the committee begins its inquiry into the embattled power utility. Committee acting chairwoman Zukiswa Rantho told Business Day on Monday she would not rule out the possibility of inviting the top guns at Eskom and members of the Gupta family to appear in Parliament to answer questions. The committee is scheduled to hold its preparatory meeting on Tuesday to start an inquiry into the affairs of Eskom, which has been caught in a web of scandal over dealings with the Gupta-owned Tegeta Exploration and Resources, as well as a conflict of interest investigation involving former acting CEO Matshela Koko. The South African Council of Churches and the State Capacity Research Project are set to get things started at the committee. The parliamentary inquiry is part of a broader series of inquiries by the National Assembly into state capture a...
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