Just a repeat of one of Toko's links
...a bit easier to read and have highlighted some alarming subjuncts:
NELSPRUIT – Crisis reigns yet again at the Mpumalanga Tourism and Park Agency (MTPA) after the current CEO Mr Jacques Modipane, was temporally removed from office.
This follows after the organisation was flung into the spotlight this week after a large amount of rhino horn was stolen late Sunday night from the safes at the MTPA’s head office on the outskirts of the city.
Modipane was put on 14 days of forced leave by the acting board chairman Ms Clarah Ndlovu. The Chief Operating Officer Mr Edwin Tswala was appointed as acting CEO. This has led to great uncertainty at the MTPA offices this morning with personal gathering outside, demanding clarity on the current state of affairs.
It is generally accepted that internal politics have played a major role in the decision to temporarily remove Modipane.
The strict financial measure imposed by him during the past 18 months had also affected the income of some board members. This decision from the board now appears to be a knee-jerk response to the theft of rhino horn from the MTPA earlier this week.
The DA responded in a media release this afternoon, demanding that Mpumalanga Economic Development and Tourism MEC Ms Pinky Phosa immediately disband the board.
Modipane has been trying to instill good, clean coorporative governance in the agency. The DA alleged that
his sacking is a mere smokescreen to protect certain individuals from being fingered in the rhino horn theft saga.
Modipane’s removal and the imminent replacement of Phosa after the elections will have a devastating impact on this investigation, and leaves the DA in no doubt that certain forces are at play to ensure that the entire rhino-horn theft scandal will be swept under the carpet after May 7.
Phosa was not available for comment. Her spokesmen were unaware of this. Ndlovu has confirmed the situation and promised to be available for comment later this weekend.
It is also known that Tswala’s five-year contract as COO at the MTPA is expiring by the end of this month. This is in the midst of his current period as acting CEO. He also acted as CEO before the appointment of Modipane in 2012. During this time with him at the helm, the agency received a financial disclaimer from the Auditor General.
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