Former Speaker Baleka Mbete said Parliament couldn't just investigate rumours. She said it was untrue that Parliament sat through massive amounts of corruption and did nothing. She admitted that more could have been done better if Parliament had better resources. Did the Fifth Parliament protect former president Jacob Zuma? The answer from then speaker Baleka Mbete is decisive: "No." And nothing is more ridiculous than Luthuli House instructing Parliament on what to do, according to Mbete, the party's former national chairperson. Mbete testified before the Zondo Commission late on Tuesday late afternoon, going into the early evening, as the inquiry continued its workstream on parliamentary oversight.