PARLIAMENT, February 21 (ANA) – African National Congress (ANC) MP Makhosi Khoza on Tuesday confirmed she is being moved out of her position on Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance, but says she does not know why, despite speculation that her departure was intended to make way for former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe.
“If you want to know about my appointment and being moved, the first person to speak to is Jackson Mthembu because he is the one that is responsible, at least in this institution, for the deployment of ANC members…,” Khoza said on the sidelines of Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing the affairs of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board. Khoza is a member of the ad hoc committee.
Khoza said a letter informing her of her new role in the portfolio committee on public service and administration was dated February 8, but she only received it last week.
“I can confirm that I am in the public service and administration, I am their new chair now but it’s going to be confirmed tomorrow [Wednesday] when I am being officially appointed, it will be happening tomorrow morning if we have the quorum….”
Opposition parties have cried foul over Molefe’s deployment to Parliament, saying he was being groomed for a position in Parliament’s finance committee – and speculated this was his gateway into the finance ministry.
Meanwhile, Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe is a member in good standing at his Hartbeespoort Dam branch, the African National Congress in Madibeng said on Tuesday.
“Lieutenant Brain Molefe is a member in good standing at Oom Gov Mbeki branch in Hartbeespoort Dam in the Madibeng sub-region. We are privilege to have one of our [own] from the deep rural farming community representing us in the national parliament. We fully support him,” said branch chairperson Bethuel Mmutle.
“The move has put our branch on the political map by allowing this branch with an opportunity to make available and contribute skills, knowledge and abundance of political wealth in comrade Brian Molefe towards the socio-economic transformation of our country.”
They produced Molefe’s paid members application form from 2011 up to 2015 as evidence that he had been a member in ward 29 Madibeng.
Mmutle said they would not allow anarchy tendencies and acts of ill-discipline displayed by certain members or individuals who deliberately seek to erode their branch’s constitutional right.
ANC Youth League provincial executive member in North West Papi Ratela said the youth league in the province supported Molefe to go to parliament.
“We support Brian Molefe 100 percent, he must go to parliament.”
– African News Agency (ANA)
