CONTRACT SET ASIDE
Judge says Prasa’s dodgy deal had many problems
In a judgment handed down on Monday, Judge J Francis said the contract was "peppered with many irregularities"
The controversial contract between the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) and Swifambo Rail Agency has been reviewed and set aside by the High Court in Johannesburg. In a judgment handed down on Monday, Judge J Francis said the contract was "peppered with many irregularities". The R3.5bn contract was awarded when Deputy Minister of Finance Sfiso Buthelezi was chairman of the Prasa board and Lucky Montana was CE. It vindicates board chairman Popo Molefe, who has been accused of spending money on pointless investigations into alleged corruption at Prasa. The application to have the contract reviewed and set aside was brought by the current Prasa board under Molefe. Molefe and his board have again been reportedly asked to provide reasons why they should not be fired to Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi, after a previous decision to dissolve the board by former transport minister Dipuo Peters was set aside by the court. The term of the Molefe-led board comes to an end soon. Prasa had ...
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