🔒Scopa chairperson Hlengwa said legal opinion clears the way for Parliament to deal with the almost R5 billion corruption and maladministration at NSF
said the legal opinion obtained on Tuesday night from Parliament’s legal department made it clear that nothing stopped them from proceeding with the NSF matter.
“The minister’s request to invoke Rule 198 of Parliament rules to hold the NSF report confidential has not been acceded to, the committee will continue with its work as it should. We will send a letter to the department, they will have to come and brief this committee on their action plan.”African National Congress MP Nokuzola Tolashe and Economic Freedom Fighters MP Veronica Mente urged Hlengwa to call in the Special Investigating Unit and the Hawks to investigate the crime committed at NSF.
“We’re not convinced nothing more will be done. Let’s proceed, the legal advice is clear and confirms the position some of us adopted yesterday,” said Tolashe.Mente said should an SIU proclamation take time to put in place, a parliamentary inquiry should be established. She added that the practice of allowing disciplinary processes to “discipline criminals” was behind the increased corruption in the country.
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