Parliament, Tuesday, 04 September 2018 – The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has sent its condolences to the families and friends of the people that died in an explosion at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition factory in Somerset West on Monday.

The Chairperson for the committee, Ms Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, said: “Our hearts go out to those who have lost their loved ones in this tragic accident and we wish the injured a speedy recovery.”

Ms Mnganga-Gcabashe called for law-enforcement agencies to investigate the causes of the explosion.

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, MS LUNGI MNGANGA-GCABASHE 

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