South Africa: Minister Wields Axe At Post Office Chief

Johannesburg — COMMUNICATIONS Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri said yesterday she intended to fire Post Office CEO Khutso Mampeule -- the man dubbed "Mr Clean" and who laid a criminal complaint against his predecessor, Maanda Manyatshe -- as she had "lost confidence" in him.

This sets the stage for a comprehensive overhaul at the scandal-ridden Post Office after Matsepe-Casaburri commissioned a wide-ranging probe into irregularities and governance issues at the organisation in December.

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