Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa board member Adv Smanga Sithini says Zolani Matthews deliberately concealed his second nationality, that of the United Kingdom.
The recent suspension of the PRASA CEO clearly displays the rampant spread of corruption, maladministration, fraud, and a general lack of due diligence by the current administration over the last decade. When the PRASA Board held interviews in early 2021 and put forward Zolani Matthews for the Committee on Transport to consider as a CEO candidate, I raised concerns - as a Committee Member - over the legitimacy of his appointment. I was privy to information that suggested that the candidate held .
Paul Hoffman said the investigation is an attempt to throw the kitchen sink at the Prasa CEO, keeping him on garden leave until he quits the job entirely.