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BusinessLive reports that Health Minister Joe Phaahla has suspended registrar and CEO of the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) David Motau a second time, for allegedly not disclosing that he was implicated in a criminal investigation when he applied for the position.
Motau is charged with contravening the Public Finance Management Act. He was released on bail of R5,000 when he appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court this month. In a letter to Motau, Phaahla said that representations made to him that Motau had not been aware of the criminal investigation against him were at odds with the fact that Motau was cited as the first accused in the case. Motau’s lawyer, Neville Gawula, said he had received instructions to challenge the suspension. He commented as follows: “The reasons given for the suspension are not found in law. They were taken for other ulterior motives. The reasons centre on one question: whether Motau was aware when he was still the head of the department of health in Free State that he was subject of an investigation.” He claimed the minister had not considered Motau’s representations as to why he should not be suspended. “We are going to court on an urgent basis to challenge the decision. We will ask the court to set aside the minister’s decision on legality,” said Gawula.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nomahlubi Sonjica at BusinessLive
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