The Citizen reports that the board of the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has decided to charge its suspended CEO Mamudupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi and haul her before a disciplinary inquiry for maladministration, misrepresentation, fraud and corruption.
PPRA Board member Pamela Makhubela advised that they would also be reporting the alleged acts of criminality to relevant law enforcement agencies. She said investigators managed to finalise a probe despite lack of cooperation from Mohlala-Mulaudzi and implicated parties and that “based on the serious nature of allegations and corresponding findings pointed out by the investigation thus far the board has resolved to prefer charges against the CEO and those implicated”. The allegations relate to irregular appointment of personnel and pension fund irregularities, with new evidence that came to light during the investigation pointing to procurement irregularities, misrepresentation and fraud. Makhubela reported that the PPRA Board had received a whistle-blower report from the Public Service Commission in December 2021. “The PSC report contains serious allegations requiring the board to investigate and, where necessary take appropriate action,” Makhubela said. Due to the inadequate nature of the CEO’s response to the allegations, she said the board placed her on precautionary suspension in March pending the investigation. Makhubela indicated that the investigation was still ongoing and that the board had received a report from investigators decrying the failure by implicated personnel, including the CEO, to cooperate. She said the board had also noted with concern attempts to distract and blackmail the chairperson Steven Ngubeni.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sipho Mabena at The Citizen
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