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PRASA board selected on basis of technical, corporate skills – Nzimande

27th April 2018

By: Simone Liedtke

Creamer Media Social Media Editor & Senior Writer

     

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Transport Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has appointed a new board of directors for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), led by chairperson Khanyisile Kweyama.

The board members, who will serve an initial period not exceeding 12 months, also include Sango Ntsaluba, Louis Wessie, Jenny Schreiner, Nazir Alli, Doris Tshepe and Mashila Matlala.

Nzimande said the board was carefully selected on the basis of the skills and expertise required to run a company of PRASA’s magnitude.

He added that these skill sets included, besides others, technical, corporate governance, legal, finance, risk management and human resources skills.

“As the shareholder, I ensured that only people with expertise, experience and integrity serve in these vital positions. I am committed to changing the state of paralysis which currently obtains at PRASA and [ensuring] that this is a thing of the past,” Nzimande said in a statement.

The appointment of the new board forms part of the Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) mandate to facilitate and enable reliable, economic, safe, comfortable and accessible transport infrastructure and services for all.

Nzimande noted that the DoT was committed to ensuring that it managed State-owned entities efficiently and, at the same time, met certain developmental and social objectives.

In consultation with, and at the request of, the board, Nzimande has also appointed Dr Simo Lushaba as acting PRASA CEO.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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