Vuyo Zungula calls for PRASA board accountability

AFRICAN Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula has called for the board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to be held accountable amid ongoing investigations into questionable tenders and mismanagement at the state-owned enterprise.

- MASABATA MKWANANZI

Zungula argues that while executives continue to face public criticism and legal scrutiny, the PRASA board - which approved the very same decisions - has remained untouched. “Every tender would have been approved by the board, so why is it only the executive who gets the flak?” Zungula asked.

He referred specifically to the controversial Maziya General Services tender, stating that it would have passed through both the Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) and the Bid Adjudication Committee (BAC).

"They should not be trying to throw the executive under the bus when scrutiny arises. The board must be man enough to stand behind its decisions," he said.

Zungula’s remarks come as Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy considers a report compiled by law firm Webber Wenzel, which investigates governance failures and irregularities at PRASA. Zungula expressed concern that the report’s scope may be limited to the executive layer of management, ignoring the direct role of the board in key decisions.