Witnesses in Eskom state-capture probe not named over security concerns
Security concerns have precluded the names of witnesses relating to Parliament’s pending probe into state capture at Eskom from being publicised, the portfolio committee on public enterprises revealed on Wednesday. The inquiry, which is due to get underway next week, will look into state capture and the abuse of public resources particularly at Eskom. It will have an experienced legal practitioner as an evidence leader, as was the case in the SABC inquiry. On Wednesday, the committee met behind closed doors to discuss the inquiry process with the evidence leader. Witnesses will be called from October 17, acting committee chairperson Zukiswa Rantho said. "The committee is busy with the process of interacting with the witnesses to give them enough time to prepare for the inquiry," she said. In July, Rantho gave the assurance that the three Gupta brothers as well as President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane, who are at the heart of the state-capture claims, would be called as witnesses to th...
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