Pillay Commission under scrutiny

The Pillay Commission report, tabled in the Legislature today, is itself the study of a probe by a special ad hoc committee chaired by Phumulo Masualle who will take over as MEC for Finance and Economic Development on Friday.

The ad hoc committee, among other things will “consider the terms of reference of the commission and to what extent they have been complied with” and must also consider the report “with due regard to the funds that the Legislature has voted to fund the commission”.

The committee is supposed to report by July 31 but it is likely to ask for an extension when it meets tomorrow morning.

There were indications yesterday that the ad hoc committee may question the credibility of the commission report and ask questions around its appointment.

• Full report in The Herald tomorrow