The leader of the Independent Democrats (ID), Patricia de Lille, joined the chorus of opposition speakers who lambasted the ANC for the interest held by the party's fund-raising organisation -- Chancellor House -- in Hitachi, the supplier of billion-rand boilers to the Medupi power station. "To the ID it is unethical and immoral that a significant percentage of the proposed 35% electricity increases each year for three years will go straight into the ANC's coffers via its front company Chancellor House," De Lille told the house.
"It is with dismay that we must recall that Chancellor House was the name of the building that housed the [Nelson] Mandela and [Oliver] Tambo law firm. Indeed, by straying from the higher set of ethics espoused by Nelson Mandela, the ANC and the government have made a mockery of his legacy."
Kenneth Meshoe, the leader of the African Christian Democratic Party, also joined in the hunt to decry the ANC's profiteering from the Eskom build programme. "Is it true, Mr president, that the ANC's share in this deal ... is worth more than R5,7-billion?" he asked. "If this is true, Mr President, then this would be another form of corruption by the majority party."
Source: Mail & Guardian
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