Question NW953 to the Minister of Transport
05 September 2023 - NW953
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)With reference to the internal inquiry that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is instituting into the Chairperson of Prasa following reports that he used the organisation’s rental house in Cape Town for personal use, (a) what are the full relevant details on the matter and (b) on what date will Prasa release the report on the matter; (2) whether the house continues to be rented by Prasa; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) (a) The details are part of the report.
(b) The report on the matter was concluded on the 31 March 2023. The report was submitted by the Board of Control of PRASA to the Minister of Transport for consideration. Based on the findings of the report the Chairperson was released of his responsibilities as the Chair of the Board.
(2) Mr. Ramatlakane, vacated the house on 15 March 2023, in line with the short-term lease. The house in question is owned by PRASA and is one of many others in the portfolio, which is leased out to tenants as part of the PRASA’s secondary mandate to generate revenue out of its assets. As already mentioned above, a proposal on the future use (internal or external consumption of the asset) has been prepared and will serve at the various committees within PRASA for approval to ensure the secondary mandate is achieved.