Political concealment alleged as report on state of PetroSA is withheld

A controversial forensic audit report into embattled State entity PetroSA, which was to have been disclosed to the media and public during the course of a meeting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Energy, has been withheld. At the meeting, on Tuesday, which was closed to the media and public, committee chairperson Fikile Majola said he had obtained authorisation from Parliamentary authorities to close the meeting. The public meeting was scheduled to be addressed by the PetroSA board.