Three more ousted PRASA execs to return to work in April
22 March 2021
The Labour Court in Johannesburg has ruled that three executives who were fired by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) are to return to work on 6 April.
At the end of January 2021, Martha Ngoye, PRASA’s Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance, and Nkosinathi Khena, Chief Operating Officer were fired for purportedly overstaying the terms of their contract with the rail agency. On 2 February, TiroHolele, General Manager: Strategy, was also fired for the same reason.
After successfully taking on PRASA in a case heard by Acting Judge Moses Baloyi, the three executives were kept waiting by PRASA to be reinstated in accordance with the court’s order. The rail agency had said it would appeal the judgment. The appeal was not yet lodged at the time of publication.
As a result of the delay, Ngoye, Khena and Holele returned to the Labour Court to ask that PRASA be compelled to abide by the initial order.