The former Prasa board chair says he is of the view that the board was dissolved because it had pressed on with an investigation that would uncover rampant corruption.
The former chairperson of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Popo Molefe on Monday told the commission of inquiry into state capture that he was of the view that the board he chaired was dissolved because it was “stubborn” and had continued with an investigation it had been instructed to bring to an end.
Molefe said he responded to the minister in a letter dated 24 August 2016, in essence telling that though the board appreciated her concerns, and it was of the view that the investigation should continue. Molefe told the commission that the board regularly reported to the former minister on a range of sensitive issues and so expected that she, in turn, reported to the cabinet, which would mean government was aware of the seriousness of the level corruption at Prasa.Peters had sent an acting director-general at the department of transport to a portfolio committee meeting where the board was scheduled to appear, to announce the dissolution, the commission heard.
Zondo said it was strange that board members and Molefe were not notified about their dismissal before the committee meeting. Molefe said at the time, some members of the committee were also calling for the dissolution of the board.“That investigation had begun to shake the tree,” he said, adding that this made many uncomfortable and so made him wonder whether they themselves were not beneficiaries in one way of the other of the corruption at Prasa.
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