Dan Matjila spied on his PIC executives, says former IT boss
The PIC's former CEO went to extraordinary lengths to establish the identity of an anonymous whistle-blower, she says
Former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) CEO Dan Matjila appeared to be hell bent on establishing the identity of the person behind the anonymous e-mails that implicated him and other directors of malfeasance. This is according to the testimony provided by the PIC’s former executive head for IT, Vuyokazi Menye, to the inquiry into affairs and governance of the PIC, given on Wednesday. Menye was employed at the PIC from November 17 2016 until she was suspended a year later on November 20 2017. Describing one interaction with Matjila in his office, Menye said, “He asked me from a technical perspective if I could assist in identifying where the e-mails were coming from and who sent them. He stated clearly that he wanted to teach the person who sent those e-mails a lesson.” The e-mails, sent from the account of a “James Nogu” to employees, made a number of allegations against Matjila, including that he improperly arranged for a loan for an acquaintance of former cabinet minister David...
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