The DA motion for an ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of “systematic sabotage and looting” and unabated criminal networks and cartel operations at Eskom was hotly debated in the National Assembly. Full story ➡️
The publication said the cartels were responsible for some of the malpractice and sabotage at Eskom facilities.
“Are they senior people in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government? Are they exposed to Ramaphosa, or are there power struggles within the structures of the ANC that can use Phala Phala and the Eskom issue against Ramaphosa? Yes, they are,” he said.During the debate DA leader John Steenhuisen said Eskom would never be fixed until South Africans knew who and what was breaking it.
“They need the full protection of a parliamentary inquiry if we are to know the truth. And given De Ruyter’s poisoning, there is clearly a determined effort to stop the truth from coming out.”
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