Staff Reporter.
The state capture commission hears evidence relating to allegations of corruption at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.
The commission is hearing evidence from Crowe Forensics SA Director, Ryan Sack.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said officials at the entity who made decisions to award corrupt tenders that led to billions disappearing should also be investigated.
“Any of those officials who can place before Prasa that there was nothing wrong with evidence that they took then that’s fine then they don’t get sued but if their explanation is not satisfactory than PRASA could consider suing because this is a lot of tax payers money,” said Justice Zondo.
Meanwhile former chairperson of the Public Enterprises Portfolio Committee Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba said the parliamentary study group system needs to be re-looked at.
She was testifying at the State Capture Commission on Wednesday night about Parliament’s oversight mandate over the executive.
Letsatsi-Duba told the commission that the study group meetings normally held by African National Congress (ANC) MPs ahead of a Portfolio Committee meeting do not promote holding the executive to account.
“Sometimes leadership of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) will come so that they can present any issues and we will be having an advantage of having the information more than any other member of the committee. I remember at some point saying that so and so is coming to your study group meeting and I felt so uncomfortable. I was like this thing needs to be corrected at some point,” said Letsatsi-Duba.
Also finance minister Tito Mboweni said that treasury will not be allocating any new money to the commission of inquiry, despite its deadline being extended by three months.
The deadline for the inquiry into state capture, headed by deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo, was extended by the Gauteng high court to the end of June after an urgent court application by Zondo.
He said the Department of Justice and constitutional development might have no option but to cut some of its spending plans to finance the extended mandate of the commission.
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