Mkhwebane to oppose unite behinds bid to set aside prasa report. Prasa board shocked by public protectors report fin24. Madonselas report reveals widespread corruption at prasa. Report on investigation into allegations of maladministration. Where do i find reports of investigations by the public protector. Montana has said he will go to court to challenge madonselas report. More detail was sought on the war room and how it would achieve its objectives. Jul 03, 2016 thuli madonsela vs former ceo lucky montana. The office of the public protector has released the longawaited report into state capture. Prasa acts on public protector report as it happened fin24. Sep 10, 2018 prasa chairperson khanyisile kweyama wrote that irregularities in contract awards identified by the auditorgeneral in the 201415 audit and the report of the public protector titled derailed. It received formal documents relating to the report on march 15, six months before madonsela released her report, entitled derailed.
Public protector office of the south african government. The second was the report by the public protector into allegations of maladministration at prasa, titled derailed. In the final report, the public protector concluded that prasa. The civil society coalition unitebehind is challenging public protector busisiwe mkhwebanes passenger rail agency of sa prasa report. Prasa spokesperson nana zenani last week told groundup that prasa had fully cooperated with the public protectors ongoing investigations. Here is a list of 10 of the 32 complaints madonsela investigated and which she found were substantiated.
Public protector report on president cyril ramaphosabosasa. In the current narrative of how south africas stateowned entities can be better run to avoid multimillion rand losses due to poor management, prasa is one of the talking points of the nation right now. The manufacturing and supply of 72 hopper ay wagons 3. The public protector has also announced that a new investigation into state capture will be launched, with a focus on eskom, transnet and prasa, looking at things in context of the recent spate of. The public protector also released her report on prasa titled derailed, which highlighted serious lapses of corporate governance. Is she incompetent or intentionally failing to take action against corruption. Download the report here 2,5mb pdf the key highlight of the 355page report appears to be that former public protector thuli madonsela has recommended a judicial.
Prasa on brink of financial collapse annual report shows. Aug 09, 2015 public protectors damning report on prasa. Derailed a report of the august 2015 public protector 10 24. Madonsela to release prasa report voice of the cape. The supreme court of appeal of south africa judgment reportable case no. Prasa has not received madonselas explosive report news24. All investigation reports by the public protector are available on public protector website under investigation reports. Public protector thuli madonselas provisional report on prasa has reportedly uncovered dodgy tenders, improper conduct and wasteful expenditure but prasa says it cannot comment until she. Mkhwebane to oppose unite behinds bid to set aside prasa. We only became aware, seriously, of the public protectors investigation in march this year, even though it started in 2012, prasa chairperson popo molefe told reporters in pretoria. The public protector issued a report titled derailed on 24 august 2015, in terms of section 182 1b of the constitution of the republic of south africa of 1996 and section 81 of the public protector act 23 of 1994. Pdf icon publicprotectorinvestigationreportno3of201516prasa24082015a. As a consequence, the national treasury instituted a forensic investigation on some of the issues flagged by the public protector. Madonselas state capture report in a nutshell on wednesday busisiwe mkhwebane released the report which, according to da leader mmusi maimane, highlights key concerns.
The public protector investigated several procurement transactions at the passenger rail agency of south africa prasa. Members questioned progress made in disciplining officials fingered in the public protectors derailed report. The decision to postpone comes after some of the implicated parties approached the public protector on wednesday, july 22, 2015, requesting that she. Thuli madonsela will on monday, 24 august 2015 release her report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration relating to financial. The recruitment processes for several senior employees at the passenger rail agency of south africa prasa in the western cape were irregular and in breach of company policy.
We were subsequently given a kpmg report in pdf format. Swifambo was not listed as one of the companies in. A report into the irregular awarding of a number of contracts by the passenger rail agency of sa prasa, which saw ce lucky montana removed from his post. A high standard of professional ethics must be promoted and maintained.
Presentation from prasa mr nathi khena, acting gceo for prasa, said 37 complaints were made to the public protector by the south african transport and allied workers union, satawu, about prasa in 2012 and these complaints were taken over by. Where do i find reports of investigations by the public. Report of the public protector in terms of section 1821b. Madonselas prasa investigation followed 37 complaints lodged by the south african transport and allied workers. The passenger rail agency is grappling with numerous issues, including nonpayment of suppliers, investigations into its operations, and the reversal of a tender worth billions. Public protector to release report on prasa, media lockup. Axed prasa chief executive lucky montana was widely implicated in the report. Further questions related to prasa spending its budget, the decline in the number of passengers, vacancies and lack of procurement. Public protector irregularities reports public protector.
The full title of the report, filed by the public protector in terms of s 1821b of the constitution and s 81 of the public protector act, reads. In 2012, the sa transport and allied workers union reported allegations of corruption and tender irregularities at prasa to the public protector. Public protector busisiwe mkhwebanes report on the passenger rail agency of south africa prasa is fundamentally flawed. Nkandla and the derailed report on prasa and the postponed delivery on the post office. Following our appointment by national treasury on 17. The passenger rail of agency prasa has refused to confirm allegations of financial maladministration after sections of public protector thuli madonselas provisional report, missing tracks, was published by the sunday times over the weekend. Public protector thuli madonsela has found evidence of widespread maladministration and impropriety in the awarding of tenders worth almost three.
Thuli madonsela will on monday, 24 august 2015 release her report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration relating to financial mismanagement, tender irregularities and appointment irregularities against the passenger rail agency of south africa prasa. Green papers annual reports other documents documents for public comment. Prasa chairperson khanyisile kweyama wrote that irregularities in contract awards identified by the auditorgeneral in the 201415 audit and the report of the public protector. Public protector investigating irregular recruitments at prasa. Pretoria public protector thuli madonsela is expected to release her report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration at the passenger rail agency of sa prasa on monday afternoon. In april 2019, mkhwebane released her report on prasa the volume 2 report.
Deputy public protector means any person appointed as such in terms of section 2a 1. The release of the public protector s report into maladministration at the passenger rail agency of south africa prasa, which was expected to happen on thursday, has been postponed, the office of the public protector said on wednesday evening. Derailed a report of the august 2015 public protector 4 iii public administration must be governed by the democratic values and principles enshrined in the constitution, including the following principles. The first was the 201415 report by the auditorgeneral, which highlighted serious governance breaches, particularly in the supply chain management area, with findings of irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Prasa declines commenting on leaked public protector report. The investigations are still ongoing and therefore. Derailed is my report as public protector issued in terms of section. Foreword by the public protector im exceedingly privileged by the honour of submitting my last report to parliament as the public protector south africa.
Forensic investigation into prasa contracts above r10 million since 2012 period since 2007 to 2015, as well as the appointment of its related entities cannot be said to be in accordance with section 217 1 of the constitution. Prasa passenger rail agency of south africa chairperson, dr popo molefe, spoke to 702s john robbie this morning about how the maladministration and corruption uncovered by public protector. Public protector off the rails with second prasa report. Public protector releases the prasa report youtube. National treasury forensic investigation to verify prasa. Hillcrest office park, 175 lunnon street, brooklyn, pretoria.
In april 2019, the public protector, busisiwe mkhwebane, released her report on the passenger rail authority of south africa prasa the volume 2 report. State of capture a report of the public protector 14 october 2016 3 one of the crucial elements of our constitutional vision is to make a decisive break from the unchecked abuse of state power and resources that was virtually institutionalised during the apartheid era. Aug 24, 2015 johannesburg public protector thuli madonsela has found widespread evidence of maladministration, improper conduct, and nepotism at the passenger rail agency of south africa. Public protector annual report 201516 public protector. The passenger rail agency of south africa prasa said 37 complaints were made to the public protector by the south african transport and allied workers union, satawu, about prasa in 2012 and these complaints were taken over by the national transport movement. Busi mkhwebane in court for prasa report sowetanlive. Definition of deputy public protector substituted by s. The public protector has released the muchanticipated state capture report compiled by thuli madonsela. Busisiwe mkhwebane faces a challenge to her prasa report. Introduction the public protector in her report on prasa dated 2015, directed the office of the chief procurement officer to conduct forensic investigations in respect of all contracts above r10 million from 2012 to date. Prasa head office staff vacated its offices at jorissen building 14 months. This includes the directive to the chief procurement officer at the national treasury to institute a forensic investigation into all. Submitted to the national assembly in compliance with section 1815 of the constitution, the report focusses on the. Report on investigation into allegations of maladministration relating to financial mismanagement, tender irregularities and appointment irregularities against passenger rail agency of south africa prasa.
Unite behind has approached the high court to set aside public protector busisiwe mkhwebanes report on corruption and. Download the state capture report here techcentral. A report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration, systemic corporate governance. Public protector taken to court over prasa corruption report. Aug 26, 2015 it also wants to see a special investigating unit investigation into prasa, and the public protectors report to be tabled before parliament so that its recommendations can be enforced by the.
The supreme court of appeal of south africa judgment reportable. This is according to a 2015 progress report, seen by groundup, on an ongoing investigation by the public protectors western cape office. Aug 09, 2015 public protectors explosive report on prasa. The directorate of priority crime investigation the hawks had also. Aug 24, 2015 share this article public protector thuli madonsela is expected to release her report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration at the passenger rail agency of sa prasa on monday afternoon.