SA Tourism suspends CEO Sisa Ntshona on anonymous tip-offs
Sisa Ntshona’s suspension comes about a month before the start of Africa’s largest trade show in Durban
With a month to go before the start of Africa’s largest tourism trade show in Durban, the board of SA Tourism on Tuesday said it had suspended CEO Sisa Ntshona. SA Tourism, the national agency responsible for marketing SA as a destination internationally and domestically, said it is investigating allegations from anonymous tip-offs against Ntshona, who has been at the helm of the organisation since October 2016. “The board is obligated to thoroughly investigate these allegations in the best interest of all parties concerned. In order to conduct a free and fair investigation, the board has decided to place the CEO on precautionary suspension,” the organisation’s board said in a statement. It said the suspension would allow Ntshona, a former executive manager for Africa and the Middle East at SAA, to focus on responding to the allegations as well as to guarantee the integrity and transparency of the process to be followed. Ntshona did not return calls for comment. His suspension comes...
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