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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has placed its acting legal head, Thato Tsautse, on precautionary suspension over allegations of misconduct.<\/p>\n

The state entity on Thursday issued a statement indicating that the allegations against Tsautse are of a “serious nature” and necessitated “immediate suspension”.<\/p>\n

Prasa said that once it had received the allegations, it promptly launched an investigation.<\/p>\n

“Pending the finalisation of this investigation, a decision has been taken to place the executive on precautionary suspension…” the statement read. “It is essential that the executive [be] placed on precautionary suspension to prevent any form of interference with the investigations.”<\/p>\n

Tsautse is facing allegations related to the appointment of law firms, investigators and the payment of service providers.<\/p>\n

The Sunday Times had reported that a whistleblower had approached the Auditor-General, accusing Tsautse of flouting procurement processes through the irregular appointment and payment to a law firm.<\/p>\n

Prasa said that Tsauste’s suspension was not linked to any forensic investigations she allegedly intended to conduct.<\/p>\n

The entity said it would not be commenting further until the investigations are concluded.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has placed its acting legal head, Thato Tsautse, on precautionary suspension over allegations of misconduct. The state entity on Thursday issued a statement indicating that the allegations against Tsautse are of a “serious nature” and necessitated “immediate suspension”. 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