As the government of national unity (GNU) prepares to answer some tough questions for the first time in parliament since the May 29 general elections, the MK party has finalised its list of MPS.
Controversial former heads of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) were sworn in as MK party MPs on Wednesday ahead of the session.
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe, erstwhile Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) CEO Lucky Montana, and former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama were among eight of the party’s newest MPs who took the oath, parliament confirmed in a statement.
The EFF also had to reshuffle its national list of public representatives following the departure of deputy president Floyd Shivambu to the MK party.
SA’s law enforcement agencies are expected to come under sharp scrutiny in parliament on Wednesday with a series of questions about the surge of violent crime in SA and the failure of government to release crime statistics.
It will also be the first time justice minister Thembi Simelane is asked to account for her links to VBS Mutual Bank.
The bank imploded in 2018 and subsequent forensic investigations showed it had given kickbacks to politicians in exchange for loans from municipalities.
Daily Maverick reported on Monday that Simelane, while serving as mayor of Polokwane, made two unlawful investments into VBS Mutual Bank.
The payments reportedly appear to be linked to kickbacks paid in exchange for deposits that the municipality made into VBS Mutual Bank. It is further alleged that these bribes were paid to a company, which then used a significant portion of that money to pay towards a loan used for the purchase of a coffee shop by the minister.
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