JOHANNESBURG - Former newspaper editor and now Patriotic Alliance spokesperson Steve Motale has resurfaced as the new board chairperson of the City of Johannesburg’s Metropolitan Trading Company .
The latter was appointed to the role during Dr Mpho Phalatse’s tenure as mayor, and he will work alongside acting CEO Tshepo Makola, who has been previously implicated in alleged procurement irregularities. The city has not explained how and why fibre infrastructure is a competence of the Department of Transport. But Eyewitness News understands that the placement of MTC under PA control is part of the pre-coalition deal between the ANC and the PA.
"They still can't explain how [the MTC[ is an IT company and is now selling off its infrastructure. Labour is also incredibly unhappy about the MTC executive’s handling of this matter,” added the insider. “At that point, the board had been very clear that there were a lot of irregularities, in terms of how this broadband issue was dealt with by MTC,” Morero told Eyewitness News.
McKenzie, however, did confirm a link between himself and one of Digital Wavelength Investment directors Mashudu Tshivhase, but claimed there was a legitimate backstory behind it.