Former ANC MP, family threatened for leading probe into Eskom graft

The former chairperson of the National Assembly’s portfolio committee on public enterprises, Zukiswa Rantho, on Tuesday detailed threats against her family during the parliamentary inquiry into malfeasance at Eskom.

Rantho, who was not returned as ANC MP after the 2019 national and provincial elections, told the commission of inquiry into state capture that her family faced threats and intimidation during the inquiry, which was concluded in 2018. She said her son was confronted and her husband followed during that period.

”We were living in fear but when I informed the National Assembly Speaker (Baleka Mbete), there was a follow-up by security people,” Rantho said.

According to Rantho, she was not assigned real security but there were people who were looking from afar at her house.

She said she was steadfast in her approach to fulfilling her duties. I cannot stop doing what I was doing. If there is a need for me to get hurt, I will be healed,” Rantho maintained.

She admitted that the committee’s work was undertaken at great risk and that the ANC caucus was divided, but MPs in favour of the inquiry pursued it regardless of the risks involved.

Commission chairperson Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo asked if there were ANC members who thought it would be protecting the governing party if allegations were not brought into the open

”That’s correct, chairperson,” Rantho responded. DA MP James Selfe started giving evidence on Tuesday afternoon.

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Source: IOL