Just before the Parliamentary recess for the festive season I asked the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwane, a question about who owns Eskom’s massive domestic and foreign debt. The Minister’s detailed answer, quiet understandably, drew quite a lot of attention, because it revealed a very disturbing picture of Eskom basically being owned and controlled by huge private sector investment companies such as the massive, and notorious, Black Rock. Something, I always suspected, but the Minister’s answer provided disturbing confirmation. 

The use of parliamentary questions to the Executive is a very powerful and useful instrument, that myself, and other @EFFSouthAfrica Members of Parliament, use very effectively to unearth critical information. It is an important tool that we utilize to carry out our oversight role, and to be an effective opposition.