Leadership crisis Rocks Airports Company South Africa: No action despite the scandal

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) exposes itself with a full-grown leadership crisis as a serious allegations of qualification fraud, nepotism, financial mismanagement and governance misconctions, which are assembled under the observation of the CEO MPUMI MPOfu and the head of the security petros.

Despite increasing outrage over the public and documented irregularities, no suspensions or disciplinary measures were taken, which raises urgent questions about political interference and institutional accountability.

At the center of the storm is CEO MPUMI MPOFU, who supposedly presented her academic qualifications incorrectly. While ACSA and its public profiles found that they had a postgraduate degree from Coventry University, the institution confirmed that it only received a bachelor's degree. Your contract was recently renewed by the CEO of ACSA, even if there are questions about the integrity of the recruitment and review process.

The board has defended MPOfu and quoted its security approval and polygraph results. However, experts find that clarifications between the departments are not automatically transferable and should be re -evaluated. The decision to extend your contract in view of a brown scandal indicates negligence or deliberate disregard for governance protocols.

Petros, a former general of SAPs, was appointed head of the ACSA security, even though they had no background in aviation safety.

To bring it in, the board asked the retirement rules and since then tolerated a wave of controversial appointments under his leadership. This includes retired and unqualified former police officers in high -ranking aviation roles, many of which have no basic aviation instructions.

A blatant example is the appointment of the 68-year-old Major General Gela in retirement to monitor security at the international airport or tambo airport. Insiders report that Gela has no relevant experience and is considered ineffective by the employees. Similarly, several qualified aviation experts were removed from Petros' former police colleagues and replaced, causing concerns about nepotism and a collapse of the appointments based on merit.

After the leadership of MPOfu and Petros, ACSA has exposed a number of financial controversy. Emergency offers worth millions were banished after the appearance of irregularities. An example includes a security technology that is awarded to a liquidation company. Another includes buying devices for more than twice the market price under questionable “emergency”.

The decision of over 3,500 security officers for introven – estimated to be 2 billion R in five years – has become financial liability. Airports such as Cape Town International are said to be significantly active in the budget compared to private contractors. Critics claim that this is a calculated step to justify internal control and advantages for loyalists, while private contractors starve through delayed payments.

Although ACSA explained a profit of 472 million R in the last financial year in the last financial year, it allegedly owes the service providers more than 500 million R of R in the amount of R in the amount of R in the amount of R500. Several companies have initiated legal steps due to non -payment, even if managers continue to collect performance bonuses.

Insider claims that MPOfu is shielded by political allies within the ruling ANC, including the numbers of the women's league and former colleagues from their time in the presidency. Reports indicate that the attempts by the Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy to initiate investigations or the managers of suspending mighty political actors were blocked behind the scenes.

This political interference has undermined the attempts to restore the accountability and to be paralyzed ACSA under ineffective leadership. The failure of the board of directors has made it possible for a culture of impunity to take roots in which fake qualifications, procurement scandals and operational failures remain unpunished.

The return of Jabulani Khambule, a former manager who was rejected due to misconduct, underlines deeper governance. Khambule acts as a regional general of the international airport or the international airport Tambo and plays a critical security role without public evidence of relief or updated review. According to reports, his qualifications are also overrated and raises questions about his justification for the position.

Since ACSA continues to manage critical national infrastructure, the interventions of the public and aviation industry are calling for urgent interventions.

Experts warn that the integrity of the airports and the national security of the country is at risk without a complete forensic examination and accountability at the highest level.

The star tried to receive a comment from ACSA, MPOfu and Petros, but our attempts could not be successful at the time of publication.