Prasa declines commenting on leaked public protector report by charl bosch aug 11, 2015 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. The manufacturing and supply of 72 hopper ay wagons 3. The standing committee on public accounts scopa met to hear and deliberate about the irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at the passenger rail agency of south africa prasa. It received formal documents relating to the report on march 15, six months before madonsela released her report, entitled derailed. The public protector recently stated she had delayed her report to consider further inputs her office received.
Hillcrest office park, 175 lunnon street, brooklyn, pretoria. 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 final report and the public protector s investigation had its genesis in a complaint submitted to the public protector by mr paul hoffman hoffman complaint. Passenger rail agency of south africa v siyagena technologies. The seriousness of the deferred complaints, and the need for an effective investigation cannot be doubted. It is open to anyone to lodge a complaint with the public protector. Prasa head office staff vacated its offices at jorissen building 14 months. Green papers annual reports other documents documents for public. In the interim, the applicant, although well aware of the report of the public protector and the remedial action directed by the public protector which affected the applicant, continued to render the promotional services and invoice prasa for those services at a monthly rate of r530 897,72. Learn from constitution experts like scribd government docs and. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. Protector provided for in section 81 of the act or a report referred to in section 82b of the act.
All investigation reports by the public protector are available on public protector website under investigation reports. Public protector thuli madonsela has found evidence of widespread maladministration and impropriety in the awarding of tenders worth r2. Public protector taken to court over prasa corruption. Clean nelson mandela foundation speech the constitution. On friday, public protector advocate busisiwe mkhwebane released the report, which highlights irregularities, gross misconduct and maladministration by the free state agriculture department in its handling of the estina dairy farm project near vrede. This was confirmed by the report of the accounting general dated january 2014. The mismanagement of prasa by the ancled national government is seen in the purchase of 4000 spanish trains which were 4. National assembly speaker baleka mbete has filed an affidavit supporting the south african reserve banks sarbs court application on public protector busisiwe mkhwebanes socalled ciex. The recent public protector s report, derailed, which is a report on the investigations on maladministration relating to financial mismanagement, tender and appointment irregularities against prasa are a matter of concern to this board and management as well as to the shareholder, to whom we are accountable. We only became aware, seriously, of the public protector s investigation in march this year, even though it started in 2012, prasa chairperson popo molefe told reporters in pretoria. When an organ of state contracts for goods or services, it must do so in a system of fairness, equality.
Anc mp pule mabe fined over improper prasa tender the. Public protector investigation report no 3 of 201516 prasa. State of capture a report of the public protector 14 october 2016 5 act, 82 of 1998 emea. Jul 03, 2016 thuli madonsela vs former ceo lucky montana. A report of the public protector executive summary i state of capture is my report in terms of section 1821b of the constitution of the republic of south africa, 1996, and section 31 of the executive members ethics act and section 81 of the public protector act, 1994. Free state government studies public protectors report sanews. Prasa board shocked by public protectors report fin24. Where do i find reports of investigations by the public protector. Motana deliberately misled prasa board about public protector s probe. 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.
Parliament files affidavit regarding public protectors ciex. Public protector off the rails with second prasa report. The issue giving rise to the strike was not resolved and satawu reported its contention relating to mr montanas and other senior managers alleged corruption to the office of the public protector. Public protector means the person appointed as public protector in terms of section 193 of the constitution and, depending on the circumstances, any person to whom the public protector. The public protector is an independent institution established in terms of section 181 of the constitution, with a mandate to support and strengthen constitutional democracy. National treasury forensic investigation to verify prasa. Statement by president cyril ramamphosa to the public protector. The public protector summarised the attempts to frustrate her investigation in the derailed report on page 20 as follows.
Report of the public protector 8 c the governance and administration of procurement by the municipalities to determine whether it generally complies with the prescribed legal framework relating to supply chain management in local government. Prasa alleged that during that strike, satawus members were responsible for numerous trains and coaches being burnt. Public protector investigating irregular recruitments at. In 2014, the office of the south african public protector in a published report found developments at the south african broadcasting corporation sabc, a stateowned company, to be symptomatic of pathological corporate governance deficiencies. Public protector means the public protector of south africa, an institution established under chapter 9 of the constitution. Public protector taken to court over prasa corruption report activist group. The public protector has produced a report that can give the public and especially the working class public who rely on prasa s services and whose interests the public protector should be. Derailed a report of the august 2015 public protector 10 24. Montana has said he will go to court to challenge madonselas report. Molefe files urgent application over prasa board dissolution.
Sep 03, 2015 axed prasa chief executive lucky montana was widely implicated in the report. Public protector irregularities reports public protector. Public protector taken to court over prasa corruption report. Prasa alleged that it had brought its application within 180 days of the receipt of a report by the public protector and that it was compliant with section 71 on the premise that it was only upon such receipt that the board of prasa learnt of the alleged improprieties of its former ceo, mr lucky montana, who is elsewhere alleged to be the. Montana, however, has come out with guns blazing, calling the. In the prasa ii report, public protector has failed to address the deferred complaints properly and effectively and, in the main, at all. Public protector office of the south african government. Following our appointment by national treasury on 17 february 2016, we were mandated to verify 20 prasa contracts awarded from. Prasa acts on public protector report as it happened fin24. Foreword by the public protector im exceedingly privileged by the honour of submitting my last report to parliament as the public protector south africa. Mabe was implicated in the public protector s report into irregularities at the stateowned rail agency. Submitted to the national assembly in compliance with section 1815 of the constitution, the report focusses on the. The order followed president jacob zumas withdrawal of.
In a report in august 2016 titled derailed, former public protector thuli. Office of the public protector annual report 20089. We were subsequently given a kpmg report in pdf format. Report on investigation into allegations of maladministration relating to financial mismanagement, tender irregularities and appointment irregularities against passenger rail agency of south africa prasa. Passenger rail agency of south africa v swifambo rail agency. Improve internal controls reduce the use of manual systems and cash. Sample thank you letter for car purchase by dougfzaac issuu.
Report means this report on investigation into certain supply chain management and contract award irregulaties by the passenger rail agency of. Cleopatra mosana, a spokesperson for the public protector, told groundup the office had received an anonymous complaint for alleged maladministration in relation to mismanagement and abuse of resources, irregular recruitment and labour processes by officials at metrorail western cape in 20. Dodgy tenders, paying rent for vacant buildings and forking out millions for employees improperly fired are reportedly some of the findings in public protector thuli madonselas as yet unreleased provisional report on parastatal passenger rail agency of sa. Aug 09, 2015 public protectors explosive report on prasa. Prasa respects the office of the public protector and will welcome any inquiry into prasa by the public protector. Prasa operational expenditureopex budget was improperly overspent by r2. Busi mkhwebane in court for prasa report sowetanlive. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector 5 suspected improper or prejudicial conduct in state affairs, to report on that conduct and to take appropriate remedial action. It is imperative that as the public protector, you also investigate the lack of convictions, arrests and general corruption within prasa and metrorail.
In 2012, the sa transport and allied workers union reported allegations of corruption and tender irregularities at prasa to the public protector. Prasa a shining manual of how to destroy a key asset. Aug, 2019 our train service was once reliable and enabled many south africans to earn a living. Prasa declines commenting on leaked public protector report. How the nation is being stolen betrayal of the promise. Prasa board shocked by public protector s report fin24. Pdf icon publicprotectorinvestigationreportno3of201516prasa24082015a. Read the public protectors state capture report here htxt.
The meeting was told that prasa was the most worst performing government entity when it came to irregular expenditure. The report highlighted the following procurement irregularities. Report of the public protector in terms of section 1821b. Jul 19, 2012 public protector launches prasa probe. Prasa included a subpoena issued in terms of section 74 of the public protector. Public protector busisiwe mkhwebanes report into the passenger rail. Invisible oversight a provisional report by november 2014 the public protector. This morning president jacob zuma abandoned his attempt to halt and postpone the release of the report. Where do i find reports of investigations by the public. Public protector investigation report no 3 of 201516 prasa 24082015 free ebook download as pdf file. The public protector too was constrained to record her displeasure at the immense difficulty that her investigation team encountered in piecing together the truth as information had to be clawed out of prasa s management.
Oct 30, 2018 the investigations by werksmans were commissioned by former chairman of the prasa board popo molefe after the public protectors 2015 derailed report instructed him to, support national treasury in conducting a forensic investigation into all prasa contracts above r10 million since 2012. Dodgy tenders, paying rent for vacant buildings and forking out millions for employees improperly fired are reportedly some of the findings in public protector thuli madonselas as yet unreleased provisional report on parastatal passenger rail agency. The publics interest in prasa and the makeup of the board and the need for proper corporate governance is underscored by the investigations conducted by the offices of the public protector and the report of the auditorgeneral in 2015, which uncovered irregular expenditure at prasa. Public protectors report on sabc financial mismanagement and maladministration, the wilful purging of staff members and an admission by sabc acting chief operating officer hlaudi motsoeneng that he did not have a matric certificate are some of the stark findings made by public protector thuli madonsela into the public broadcasters affairs.
A supreme administrative oversight body, the public protector has the power to investigate, report on and remedy improper conduct in all state affairs. This was due to the fare revenue system that records the ticket sales that is used to determine. This complaint to the public protector seeks an urgent instruction to government to elaborate national climate change mitigation objectives, as required in the 2011 white paper and relevant plans, inter alia the national develop plan, so as to allow for responsible and integrated development planning and coherent public investment strategy. Oct 31, 2016 based on the public protectors report, the office of the chief procurement officer has been directed to conduct forensic investigations into all contracts in excess of r10 million from 2012 to date. Report on investigation into allegations of maladministration relating. Derailed a report of the august 2015 public protector. Public protector investigation report no 3 of 201516 prasa 24082015. Nov 02, 2016 earlier today the pretoria high courrt ordered the public protector release its state capture report by no later than 17.
Public protector thuli madonsela has found widespread evidence of maladministration at prasa. This is a civil action seeking injunctive relief and the assessment of civil penalties against the puerto rico aqueduct and sewer authority prasa for violations of the clean water act, 33 u. Another busisiwe mkhwebane report faces court scrapping. Office of the public protector annual report 200909 the chairperson noted that the office of the public protector opp had been asked to attend this meeting to engage on issues arising from the 200809 annual report. A full list of documents perused for purposes of this investigation is set out in. Motana deliberately misled prasa board about public. 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. In the prasa case, all chairman popo molefe has said thus far is that the public protector s report will be carefully scrutinised. Oct 14, 2016 state of capture a report of the public protector 14 october 2016 4 executive summary i state of capture is my report in terms of section 1821b of the constitution of the. Act, many of the documents and information requested are.
In the final report, the public protector concluded that prasa. 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. Public protector v south african reserve bank cct10718. Yet another report from public protector busisiwe mkhwebanes office faces being scrapped by the courts. Now, if you are looking for a perfect example of how to destroy a strategic national asset, look no further. Prasa had failed to provide requested documents and records.
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