A breakdown in trust and confidence has been cited as the central reason for the firing of former Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama. “The board did not terminate Mr Gama’s contract because of misconduct,” board chairman Popo Molefe said last week.
“He was dismissed after a breakdown in trust between him and the board over, among other things, the investigation into the locomotive tender.
“As chairman of the board, I am required to liaise constantly with Mr Gama about strategic operational matters. I do not trust him,” Molefe said in an affidavit filed with the Labour Court last week, where Gama is contesting his initial suspension as chief executive – which preceded his dismissal on October 22.
Transnet has also revealed that it will continue with disciplinary action against its former group treasurer, Phetolo Ramosebudi, even though he has resigned from the company.
The disciplinary action was initiated after an investigation into the company’s procurement of 1064 locomotives in 2014.
