NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says she intends to appoint an interim board that will oversee the affairs at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) until July 2017 when the appointment of the new board will be finalised.
Peters announced via a letter read to Parliament’s Transport Committee that she came to the decision due to ongoing issues with corporate governance.
The announcement caught Members of Parliament by surprise, as it came near the end of a two-day briefing by the board and officials from the department.
Transport director-general Mathabatha Mokonyama on Wednesday read a letter from Peters announcing her decision to dissolve the board.
Mokonyama says Peters will announce plans for interim measures soon, adding she is also dealing with health issues.
“She had also been indisposed for the best part of the last two weeks when this matter was raging, and this has had an effect on the speed at which she could have dealt with the matter.”
