The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s decision to release its CEO Lucky Montana from his notice period months before he was meant to leave‚ left the minister and Prasa with no choice but to urgently appear before Parliament to account for the scandals surrounding the parastatal‚ said Manny de Freitas‚ DA shadow minister of transport.
“The minister has been conspicuous in her absence and has yet to show any leadership in dealing with these allegations as the political head. It is high time that she breaks her silence.”
The allegations against Prasa include buying trains that are too large for local tracks‚ its head of engineering services being unqualified and failing to hedge the exchange rate on the contract for the new trains‚ which will drive up the contract price significantly.
“Millions of South Africans rely heavily on trains to get them around every day. This is why it is so vital that the apparent rot at Prasa is halted immediately and that the allegations are answered in a transparent manner‚” De Freitas said.
DA: Now leaderless Prasa must urgently report to Parliament
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s decision to release its CEO Lucky Montana from his notice period months before he was meant to leave‚ left the minister and Prasa with no choice but to urgently appear before Parliament to account for the scandals surrounding the parastatal‚ said Manny de Freitas‚ DA shadow minister of transport.
“The minister has been conspicuous in her absence and has yet to show any leadership in dealing with these allegations as the political head. It is high time that she breaks her silence.”
The allegations against Prasa include buying trains that are too large for local tracks‚ its head of engineering services being unqualified and failing to hedge the exchange rate on the contract for the new trains‚ which will drive up the contract price significantly.
“Millions of South Africans rely heavily on trains to get them around every day. This is why it is so vital that the apparent rot at Prasa is halted immediately and that the allegations are answered in a transparent manner‚” De Freitas said.
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