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Gordhan was at the heart of the collapse of Prasa, says Lucky Montana
By Manyane Manyane
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Johannesburg - Former Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) chief executive Lucky Montana has launched a broadside against the Zondo Commission, accusing it of trying to protect Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, former Transport Minister Dipuo Peters and former Prasa board chairperson Popo Molefe, who played “central roles in the demise” of the embattled agency.
According to his 447-page submission to the commission of state capture and seen by the Sunday Independent, Montana said Gordhan, who was Finance Minister at the time, tried to impose a public-private-partnership (PPP) model on Prasa’s R173 billion passenger rail systems modernisation programme in 2012. This was in addition to attempts by the Gupta family to manipulate Prasa’s rolling fleet renewal programme (RSFRP), which spanned 20 years, and was aimed at changing the travel experience in South Africa.