MPs on the public enterprises committee — which is conducting an inquiry into state capture at Eskom, Transnet and Denel — have rejected what they see as an attempt at intimidation by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown. They reacted strongly to a letter from the state attorney on behalf of the Department of Public Enterprises that threatened to report the evidence leader at the inquiry, Ntuthuzelo Vanara, to the General Council of the Bar for the allegedly procedurally unfair manner in which he is conducting the inquiry. On Wednesday, MPs expressed confidence in Vanara, who has rejected the allegation. Senior counsel Wim Trengove has advised Parliament that committees are empowered to undertake investigations and to determine their own processes, procedures and methods of work, limited only by the requirement of rationality. Brown expressed concern about the inquiry even before it began. Brown and Deputy Public Enterprises Minister Ben Martins reiterated their concern after sus...
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