According to the 2022/23 Prasa report, the entity needed to relocate about 5,000 households. The report cited security challenges faced by contractors for the delays in relocation.
Sunday Times previously reported activist Loyiso Nkohla, who was killed at Philippi railway station while attending a meeting last year, was allegedly being extorted for a percentage of money he received from a Prasa contract. He had a contract to act as a community “social mediator” for Prasa, facilitating the resettlement of families.
State Capture report findings on Prasa tenders:
Zondo in the his report flagged inaction from Ramaphosa and the ANC top 6 in fighting corruption at Prasa, saying he and the party did not take much action after former member board Popo Molefe raised concerns about maladministration to them in a meeting in 2015.
Zondo said though the courts found the Siyangena Technologies and Swifambo Rail Leasing tenders were tainted by corruption, investigations into criminal charges laid against those possibly involved were not pursued for years after being reported in April 2017. The tenders were awarded during the controversial tenure of Lucky Montana as Prasa CEO.
“In judgments handed down in review applications aimed at having the multibillion-rand Swifambo and Siyangena contracts set aside, courts found that not only were the procurement processes followed irregular, but that they were also tainted by corruption,” the report read.
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