Upheaval at Joburg roads agency as second manager quits
Mpho Kau, head of infrastructure development, has resigned, while company secretary Karen Mills has been suspended
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is in turmoil after the resignation of another top official on Monday and the suspension of the company secretary who alerted the board to governance problems in the organisation. Company secretary Karen Mills was marched out of the building on Thursday along with former MD Sean Phillips after she made a protected disclosure to Maj-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, who heads the city’s group forensic investigations unit. Mpho Kau, head of infrastructure development, resigned on Monday. Kau, a former acting MD, did not want to elaborate on the reasons for his resignation. Phillips tendered his resignation last Tuesday. It is understood that the reasons for Mills’s suspension were the last straw for Phillips before he resigned. Building township roads and fixing potholes are critical elements of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba’s delivery plan. These have to be implemented by the JRA. The JRA has a new board, appointed in March by the IFP member of the mayoral ...
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