Parliament’s mineral resources committee is to investigate the role of former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane in the sale of Optimum coal mine and other assets from Glencore to the Gupta-owned Tegeta Exploration and Resources. Zwane allegedly travelled to Zurich to facilitate the sale of Optimum and will be called to answer questions by MPs during the inquiry. He has repeatedly failed to appear at committee meetings on invitation to account for his actions and will be called by the committee — if necessary, by subpoena — to answer the questions put to him by the MPs. The committee met on Wednesday to decide on terms of reference for the inquiry into state capture in the Department of Mineral Resources. This will commence as a matter of urgency at the same time that the inquiry into state capture at Eskom by the public enterprises committee winds down. The inquiry will probably start in April and take up to two months. ANC MP Motswaledi Matlala questioned what purpose the ...
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