Mbalula vows to appoint new Prasa board ‘with the speed of a Gautrain’
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says his department will abide by the Western Cape High Court ruling on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).
The court declared as unlawful the appointment of Bongisizwe Mpondo as the agency’s sole administrator.
Mpondo was appointed in 2019 to address rampant fraud and corruption flagged by the auditor-general.
"We found no need to delay with appealing the judgment,” Mbalula said at a media briefing on Wednesday.
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“We have always said we want to stabilise Prasa. Challenges still loom large and much work still needs to be done in addressing pervasive challenges relating to security, theft, and vandalism of critical assets and infrastructure as well as sheer criminality.”
Treasury has appointed Badisa Matshego as the accounting authority in compliance with the court order.
His appointment is effective from September 1.
"I intend to appoint a new board with the speed of a Gautrain within the two months or even less than the court has given us," added Mbalula.
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