Transnet has suspended two senior executives after they were implicated in multiple investigations commissioned by the Transnet Board.
Chief Officer Thamsanqa Jiyane and senior manager Lindiwe Mdletshe are implicated in the purchase of 1,064 locomotives.
They are also being charged with withholding crucial information.
On 15 August, both employees were served with formal notices of the intention to place them on precautionary suspension and were granted the opportunity to put forward a defence.
At a special meeting yesterday, 5 September, the Board considered representations by the two employees as to why they should not be suspended.
The Board concluded that representations by the employees were implausible and that their continued presence at Transnet is likely to hinder and prejudice further forensic investigations that the Board has instituted.
Further charges against the implicated parties include the withholding of company information that is crucial and relevant to the tender of the locomotive from the forensic investigation, not co-operating with investigators and refusing to hand over company property in the form of laptops, mobile phones, and other devices.
The Board will execute other resolutions confirmed by yesterday’s meeting in due course.
Source: News24
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