The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Board has seconded the Special Investigating Unit ( SIU) to probe corruption, which includes the existence of ghost workers, misappropriation of funds and the infringement of the Supply chain management (SCM) processes.
\nDuring its meeting on Tuesday the Board reiterated its position that corruption will not be left unattended.
\n\u201cThe Board has already received a preliminary report on the existence of the ghost workers and there is a clear prima facie evidence that there are explicit records for wrong doings.
\n\u201cThe Board has received reports that warrant it to investigate further and engage the law enforcement agencies to recover monies that have been misappropriated by the defrauding of the Insurance Companies,\u201d PRASA said.
\nThe SIU has also been requested to conduct lifestyle audits
\nPRASA employees will be subjected to this process, which would be done by the SIU to unearth any form of misconduct.
\nIn addition, the investigation will look at the infringement of the SCM processes by any employee(s) not limited to members of SCM committees\u2019 i.e (Bid Specification Committee, Bid Evaluation Committee and Bid Adjudication Committee).
\n\u201cThe Board has received unpleasant reports that there are deliberate attempt to sabotage the awarding of critical tenders which will unlock modernisation and alleviate unemployment and poverty. Such actions will also form part of the scope of investigations by SIU.
\n\u201cThe Board is further looking for other irregular matters as pointed out in various forensic reports that should be included in the proclamation by the President,\u201d PRASA said.
\nPRASA employees are encouraged to co-operate with seconded members of the SIU in order to ensure expediency and finalisation of these matters.
\n\u201cAll efforts are to restore PRASA\u2019s mandate of offering affordable and better services to the people of South Africa,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Board has seconded the Special Investigating Unit ( SIU) to probe corruption, which includes the existence of ghost workers, misappropriation of funds and the infringement of the Supply chain management (SCM) processes. During its meeting on Tuesday the Board reiterated its position that corruption will not be … <\/p>\n