Parliamentary committees told to urgently investigate Gupta emails
The National Assembly has instructed parliamentary committees to urgently investigate allegations of state capture linked to leaked emails involving the Gupta family.
Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says this follows recent accusations of state capture linked to alleged emails involving a number of ministers and the controversial family.
Mothapo says the committees have been told to probe the allegations and report back to the National Assembly.
"The House Chairperson of Committees, Mr Cedric Frolick, on Thursday wrote to the Chairpersons of Portfolio Committees on Home Affairs, Mineral Resources, Public Enterprises and Transport advising them to, within the parameters of the Assembly Rules governing the business of committees and consistent with the Constitutionally enshrined oversight function of Parliament, ensure immediate engagement with the concerned Ministers to ensure that Parliament gets to the bottom of the allegations," says Mothapo.
Mothapo says no specific deadline has been set to complete the investigations.
"The committees have been urged to begin with the work and report their recommendations to the House urgently," says Mothapo.