Radebe replaces entire Necsa board
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has
announced the replacement of the entire board of directors at nuclear firm
Necsa.
The state-run entity’s chief executive has also been suspended, Radebe announced in Pretoria on Friday.
Radebe said the new board will play an important role in lifting the entity out of its current crisis.
"To a robust, functional and financially sustainable institution that is capable of meeting its statutory and institutional obligations.”
Radebe said the precautionary suspension of chief executive Phumzile Tselani relates to governance issues at the firm.
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"Investigations will be initiated to ascertain the complete extent of the alleged irregularities and dependant on the results thereof the institution of disciplinary proceeding may or may not necessary."
The new board will be headed by Don Robertson, who was the managing director at NTP Radioisotopes.
"Robertson comes with extensive experience in the nuclear energy sector. He will assist board to restore good governance and bring financial sustainability to the organisation," Radebe explained.