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News24 reports that the head of the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), Pepi Silinga, who has been on suspension since June last year, has parted ways with the company “by mutual agreement”.
Prior to being suspended in June, Silinga had been on leave of absence since January 2024 while Transnet conducted an inquiry into a tender for a fencing contract at the Port of Ngqura. Transnet spokesperson Ayanda Shezi said that, while a disciplinary hearing was begun, the parties then agreed to a private arbitration. The arbitration award dealt with both Silinga’s disciplinary charges and a protected disclosure claim made by him. Transnet said it would begin a new search for a successor “to allow a seamless transition”. The TNPA has been faced with numerous challenges over the past five years, resulting in four of SA’s ports ranking among the worst-performing in the world in the 2023 World Bank performance index.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Carol Paton at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
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