MPs demand answers on State Capture case
Members of Parliament have grown impatient with the slow progress on the State Capture cases involving five major SOE’s.
Parliament’s Public Enterprises Portfolio Committee members received an updated report on State Capture cases on Wednesday, including criminal proceedings against former directors of SOEs implicated in State Capture.
The Committee’s Content Advisor, Rodney Mnisi, said that there were 94 cases involving five strategic SOEs and a database had been compiled to list all those implicated.
This includes 25 former senior Eskom executives identified for inclusion on the database who either jumped ship, or were dismissed.
MPS WANT MORE INFORMATION ON STATE CAPTURE
“The department has been working with law enforcement agencies and other state organs to, among other things, pursue delinquency proceedings against former directors of SOEs implicated in state capture and ensure that civil and criminal proceedings are referred to relevant authorities for investigation, to prosecute where necessary,” Mnisi said.
The Independent Online reported that members of the African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance (DA), and Economic Freedom (EFF) said they want to see more investigations into these cases.
EFF MP Omphile Maotwe said they needed progress reports on overpayment to firms that got contracts at Eskom, and there was an overpayment of R4 billion.
‘WHAT HAPPENED TO THE R4 BILLION OVERPAYMENT AT KUSILE’
“We don’t seem to get progress on the investigation into corruption on these entities. You will remember, chair and honourable members, there was an alleged overpayment of R4 billion, which, according to the Minister, was paid to Stefanutti Stocks, ABB, Tubular Construction Projects, and Tenova Mining,” she said.
“I want to understand, what happened to the R4 billion overpayment? With Stefanutti, there was a dispute over work done at Kusile of R110 million. Is it not investigated?” Maotwe asked.
ANC MP Nkosinathi Dlamini said it appeared there has not been progress in the investigations into the Transnet corruption case involving 1,064 locomotives. He said that it was not the officials who were involved in the alleged corruption at Transnet, there were other people, according to the publication.
NPA VERY SLOW TO DELIVER STATE CAPTURE PROSECUTIONS
According to Eyewitness News, the DA’s MP Mimi Gondwe said they want information on the progress missing in the department’s presentation to the Committee.
“I’m also concerned in general that the presentation outlines all the investigations under the different SOEs but provides no further details in relation to the progress of investigations.”
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo submitted his State Capture Report to President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2022. President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the report to Parliament to act against members who are implicated but the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been slow in delivering successful prosecutions.