Prasa names stand-in while it seeks CEO
The Passenger Rail Authority of SA’s company secretary fills in after firing of Collins Letsoalo
The Passenger Rail Authority of SA (Prasa) board has appointed its company secretary as acting CEO following the abrupt firing of Collins Letsoalo over his pay hike fiasco. Prasa board chairman Popo Molefe said on Tuesday that the rail authority would ask the Department of Transport for a refund of all the extra money Letsoalo had been paid. Company secretary Lindikaye Zide would be acting CEO as Prasa intensified its search for a permanent appointee by April, said Molefe. But Prasa has not been in touch with the Department of Transport about the decision to fire Letsoalo, who was seconded to the rail agency by Transport Minister Dipuo Peters to help beef up internal governance. Letsoalo is accused of having pushed for a salary adjustment that resulted in a total package of R5.9m, the same as that of his predecessor, Lucky Montana.
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