Whistleblower alleges PRASA board cover-up

Raids on executives' homes are now imminent

- SIFISO MAHLANGU

SHOULD the current board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) be dissolved? How much did they know about corruption, questionable suspensions, and looming law enforcement actions? Did they act in the public's interest or their own?

These are the questions now surfacing following explosive allegations from a whistleblower who claims the board is engaged in a calculated cover-up, aiming to protect itself while sacrificing senior executives.

In a letter sent on Sunday to Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and several media houses, the whistleblower accused the PRASA board of orchestrating a strategy to “throw the CEO, CFO and Head of Legal under the bus” - even though board members themselves allegedly endorsed or approved many of the decisions now under scrutiny.

“They are trying to exonerate themselves by making the executives the fall guys for decisions the board itself was part of,” the whistleblower wrote.

The claims go further. According to the whistleblower, the board was fully aware of a planned raid by law enforcement on PRASA’s offices but deliberately kept that information from the suspended executives.

Even more disturbing, the whistleblower alleges that raids on the executives’ homes are now imminent and that some board members are actively involved in these efforts.