ACT AGAINST GUNGUBELE – PSA

THE PUBLIC Servants Association (PSA) has called for immediate steps to be taken against Deputy Minister of Finance Mondli Gungubele following revelations at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Commission of Inquiry into impropriety that confirm he misled the commission in his testimony. Gungubele previously testified that he had not been put under pressure to resign. This was contradicted by another testimony where it was revealed that Gungubele had received a phone call from Finance Minister

Tito Mboweni during a board meeting, instructing him and the PIC board to resign or be fired. PSA general manager Ivan Fredericks said: “Immediate steps need to be taken to discipline Mr Gungubele. He can clearly not be trusted in his position and he has furthermore contributed to the current state of disarray of the PIC. This is again underlining the PSA’s stance that the chairperson of the PIC should not be appointed for political reasons to support personal gain, but the appointment should be based on integrity and expertise. The PSA calls on the President to take decisive steps and relieve Gungubele of his duties as Deputy Minister of Finance with immediate effect,” said Fredericks. Zwelinzima Vavi, the secretary-general of the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), on Sunday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to discipline Gungubele, whose leadership had led to a dysfunctional PIC board after all nine board members resigned on February 1.