Zwane not available for MPs' impromptu state capture questions
The DA says the last-minute attempt by Parliament’s mineral resources committee to meet with the minister makes a mockery of the process
Parliament’s mineral resources committee wants to question Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane about his alleged involvement in state capture by the Guptas. The committee attempted to secure a last-minute meeting on Wednesday with the minister, but he was not available at such short notice and so the engagement will have to take place sometime in future. Allegations have been made in the leaked Gupta e-mails about the close links between Zwane and the Guptas and the role of Zwane in the acquisition by the Gupta-owned Tegeta Exploration and Resources of the Optimum coal mine from Glencore. Also questioned is the trip that Zwane made to Dubai. The inquiry by the mineral resources committee is based on an instruction by National Assembly chairman Cedric Frolick that it and other committees inquire into state capture of entities over which they have oversight. In particular, they should investigate the role that cabinet ministers might have played in this. The public enterprises ...
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