In his first main transfer since turning into communications minister, Solly Malatsi has fired two board members from the Common Service and Entry Company of South Africa (Usaasa).
The choice to axe Daphne Kula-Rantho and Boitumelo Mabusela was made “in a bid to revive stability and good governance on the entity”, the ministry stated in a press release on Monday night.
Usaasa collects funds from licensed telecommunications firms and is supposed to make use of this cash to fund the deployment of infrastructure and companies in underserviced elements of the nation. It has been the location of many corruption scandals since its institution in 1996.
“I’ve eliminated the people, who’re at present employed as civil servants, for failing to acquire approval and to supply proof of permission from their employers to conduct further remunerative work outdoors their official roles, as is required by regulation,” Malatsi stated within the assertion.
The minister axed the 2 administrators utilizing the Public Administration Act. In line with the assertion, all monies earned by Kula-Ranto and Mabusela throughout their tenures at Usaasa have been flagged by the auditor-general as irregular expenditure.
Kula-Ranto is alleged to have earned R1.29-million from March 2021 to July 2024 whereas Mabusela allegedly earned R366 994 from October 2023 to July 2024. The auditor-general has instructed the communications division to recuperate this cash, a complete of R1.65-million, from the sacked people.
Separate investigation
Malatsi, together with appearing Usaasa CEO Luyanda Ndlovu, has additionally launched a separate investigation geared toward figuring out the veracity of allegations of abuse of state sources towards one other Usaasa board member, Simphiwe Thobela.
“We won’t tolerate the abuse of public funds for the advantage of people who fail to uphold the legal guidelines of our nation. To revive stability and to strengthen good governance at Usaasa, we are going to instantly provoke processes to exchange the 2 [axed] board members,” stated Malatsi. – © 2024 NewsCentral Media
