Parliament’s Scopa may subpoena State Security Agency over vetting of SOE employees

Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) will invoke its right to summon the State Security Agency (SSA) to report to parliament on its vetting processes at state-owned enterprises (SOEs). 

Scopa made the unanimous decision on Wednesday, in the event that the SSA fails to appear before the committee.

The committee requested a legal opinion after Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele made a U-turn by declining an invitation for deputy minister responsible for state security Zizi Kodwa to report to Scopa last week.