The Assistant Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Baratiwa Mathoothe, served Thamane with the letter of suspension today at his residence.
The length of the suspension hasn’t been disclosed, but Ntsima emphasised that the purpose is to allow those who will be doing the impending forensic audit at CEDA an opportunity to do their work without any ‘disturbance.” The suspension follows widely documented allegations of corruption allegedly rocking the agency, which also saw the CEDA CEO and others going to court recently.
Ntsima who is currently in Davos, Switzerland on official duty added: “We fear that if the CEO (of CEDA) is still at work whilst the forensic audit is in process, it might one way or the other defeat our objectives.”
When addressing the possible length of the suspension, Ntsima responded promptly: “ The length of the suspension might be until the forensic audit is completed or once they (auditors) are satisfied with the process. The audit is in the process of commencing as we speak. You must remember that the audit came as a result of public pressure alleging some rot at CEDA.”
More heads are expected to roll.
