Molefe's message to Letsoalo: you are not welcome at Prasa
The acting CEO booted out for giving himself a pay hike says Prasa cannot fire him, but the agency says he was simply on secondment
Passenger Rail Agency SA (Prasa) board chairman Popo Molefe has a simple message for disgraced acting group CEO Collins Letsoalo: "You are not welcome here." Letsoalo defiantly sent an e-mail to the agency’s board on Tuesday insisting he was going nowhere. This was his response after being sent packing by the board when it was revealed he had orchestrated a 350% pay rise for himself. The Sunday Times revealed at the weekend that in addition to his R5.9m package‚ he also demanded a chauffeur. Molefe confirmed company secretary Lindikhaye Zide had been appointed acting CEO of the group. Cromet Molepo was appointed acting CEO of Prasa Rail. Molefe told TMG Digital on Wednesday that he would not tolerate Letsoalo's nonsense. "Our position is simple. Mr Letsoalo was never our employee. He was on secondment and as such we are sending him back to his employer‚ the transport department. We expect the department to institute disciplinary proceedings for bringing Prasa into disrepute," Molefe...
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