Parliament, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 – The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs welcomes further clarifications made by the Minister of Home Affairs, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize, on the issue relating to the processes leading to the naturalisation application by the Gupta family.
The Minister was asked to brief the Committee on whether the law was followed in granting naturalisation to the family. This meeting was scheduled as per the instruction of the House Chairperson of Committees issued on 19 June 2017 to investigate alleged state capture emails.
The Committee acknowledges that according to the current Minister, the law was followed in relation to the handling of the application. Despite this assurance, the Committee awaits information on steps undertaken to remedy the lapses in administrative function around the application.
The Committee, in an attempt to bring the matter to finality, has invited the Minister of Finance, Mr Malusi Gigaba, to appear and bring the Committee into confidence on his thought process leading to granting naturalisation. The proposed meeting is planned for 25 August 2017.
Meanwhile, the Committee has urged the department to further furnish the Auditor-General with all information necessary to conclude its investigative process.
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