Full scale Parliamentary Inquiry into Eskom set to commence
Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises is set to commence a full scale Parliamentary Inquiry into the rot at Eskom, as requested by the DA.
The DA has long pushed for this inquiry to be launched, and we are pleased that preparations for the inquiry will now begin on Thursday, 21 June.
According to the committee programme, on 21 June 2017, the Portfolio Committee will meet to proceed with “[discussions] and preparations for the inquiry into Eskom and related matters”.
For far too long good governance practices at Eskom have crumbled under the watch of Minister Lynne Brown, its executives and board members, while the Gupta ANC mafia has pillaged public money at the utility and other public enterprises alike.
The Parliamentary Inquiry into Eskom must focus on a broad range of issues that have plunged the entity into crisis. Specifically, the inquiry must investigate: