Fin24 reports that Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said on Saturday that the appointment a new permanent CEO at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) signified the "beginning of a new era" for the rail agency that has been beset by operational and financial challenges.
Zolani Matthews has been named Group CEO of Prasa after years of leadership instability and allegations of corruption that have led to the dismissal of several senior employees. Matthews, a councillor at the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), will start his new job in March. He committed to upholding and rebuilding a culture of good governance at the agency, stating that his first task would involve getting a "clear understanding of the ongoing issues and implementing the measures that have already been taken by the board" to stabilise the company. "It is going to be a process," he said, adding that he was expected to waste no time in fixing what has been described as a "broken" organisation. Prasa has not had a permanent CEO since the departure of Lucky Montana in 2015. A total of 10 acting CEO’s have been appointed since Montana's departure, and the agency was placed under administration in December 2019.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sibongile Khumalo at Fin24
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