South Africa: 'War Is Coming' - Prasa Acting CEO On Media Reports

27 February 2017

"I remain a proud, incorruptible public servant," Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) acting group CEO Collins Letsoalo said on Monday, announcing that a war was brewing between him and those allegedly trying to destabilise the company. "I will fight this corruption in Prasa. I will fight this nepotism in Prasa... I want to say to my colleagues, war is coming, but we must never deviate from the cause. Dogs never bark at stationary cars."

Letsoalo held a press briefing to respond to a damaging Sunday Times report which alleged that he had increased his salary from R1.7m to R5.9m per annum in October. He was appointed in July 2016.

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