News24 reports that the public inquiry into the 2018 Rheinmetall Denel Munition explosion that left eight people dead has been postponed.
This was due to the 14-day Level 4 lockdown which President Cyril Ramaphosa imposed this week to curb the spread of Covid-19. The inquiry had been expected to take place over two days from next Monday. Venessa Cupido from the Department of Employment and Labour in the Western Cape said a date for the resumption of the inquiry had not been set, but added that the situation would be assessed after the 14-day lockdown. The inquiry kicked off at the Macassar Civic Centre in May. Thirteen witnesses have testified before the commission, chaired by Mphumzi Dyulete, and some 27 others are lined up to testify in future. The department said that once the inquiry has established what had happened, officials would compile a report and recommendations to the department's chief inspector, who would hand the report over to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for consideration in the event of a finding of negligence.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marvin Charles at News24
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