Three employees at the Airports Company of SA (Acsa) face the axe after a disciplinary inquiry found them guilty of flouting supply chain rules and failing to obtain authorisation to participate in an Acsa empowerment scheme. The case has drawn in Acsa CEO Bongani Maseko whom the board wanted to suspend in 2017 but who was allegedly shielded by the then-transport minister Dipuo Peters. In a report of his findings, Adv Thami Ncongwane SC found Jabulani Khambule, GM of regional airports; legal counsel Bongani Machobane; and supply chain head Percy Sithole guilty of most of the charges levelled against them after Acsa suspended them in 2016. "It is without doubt that the three employees have been found guilty of serious misconduct," said Ncongwane. "All three employees colluded with each other to achieve their nefarious motives. The only appropriate sanction in this regard is dismissal." A senior Acsa manager, who did not want to be named, said the board had received the report. "I’m a...
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