‘Mbalula accused Prasa board chair of self-enrichment scheme’

Fired Prasa CEO Zolani Matthews, fighting to get his job back, cites text messages from transport minister criticising board chair Leonard Ramatlakane

20 February 2022 - 00:04

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula warned Zolani Matthews months before he was fired as head of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) that the board had hatched a plan to remove him just six months into the job...

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