DA: ACSA CEO must be suspended
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the suspension of CEO of the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), Bongani Maseko.
He is facing allegations of the irregular awarding of tenders.
The DA's Manny de Freitas says the party is in possession of leaked documents that show that Maseko appointed two suppliers which do not quality to provide services to state-owned enterprises.
"I will write to Transport Minister, Joe Maswanganyi, to insist that Mr Maseko be suspended immediately, pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings."
He says that the documents seem to confirm that Maseko authorised payments of up to R7 million to Incentive Driven Marketing as far back as September 2016, circumventing formal tender procedures.
"It appears that this company was appointed purely to improve Maseko's image and, if so, would indeed constitute an illegitimate expense as public funds have been spent on making one man look good," he says.
De Freitas also says that they have confirmation, in the form of a memorandum written ACSA's Group legal counsel, of a legal firm that was irregularly appointed by ACSA.
"This letter confirms that the appointment of Ranamane Attorneys, at the cost of R2.5 million, 'to provide legal services for and on behalf of ACSA' was irregular in terms of ACSA's own policies and the Public Finance Management Act."