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MAIN IMAGE: Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi; Suspended PPRA Board Chair, Mamodupi Mohlala;\u00a0Steven Ngubeni, Chairman of the PPRA Board<\/strong><\/p>\n

Danie Keet<\/em><\/p>\n

The PPRA announced on Wednesday the commencement of criminal charges against the\u00a0 suspended CEO of the Board, Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi, who will be served with the charge sheet on Friday 15 July 2022.<\/p>\n

The charges are the result of a series of allegations of misconduct and corruption aimed at Mulaudzi and brought to the attention of the Minister of Human Settlements by a whistle blower in December 2021.<\/p>\n

The board of the PPRA will now subject the CEO to a disciplinary inquiry, based on the outcome of the investigations thus far.<\/p>\n

Jan le Roux, Rebosa CE, in his reaction welcomed the findings of the forensic investigations and said that the investigation was in the best interest of both the industry and property practitioners.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe called for decisive intervention by the PPRA board for some time. Discrediting the entire board and its chairman, Steven Ngubeni, without cause is harmful. We are hopeful that the PPRA Board will remain resolute and determined to finalise the investigations and decisively act on the findings and especially believe the board should act on appointments illegally made,\u201d \u00a0said Le Roux.<\/p>\n

According to Thapelo Kgari, company secretary of the PPRA, the forensic investigation into various allegations against Mulaudzi initially made by a whistle blower to the Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, in December 2021 has been finalised on certain aspects, including those of the irregular appointment of service providers, irregular expenditure, fraud, intentional misrepresentation of facts with intend to defraud and irregular procurement processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe charge sheet will be served on the suspended CEO on Friday, 15 July 2022 and will thereafter be publicised of course with respect to the fairness of the procedure. Further charges will also be finalised and covering amongst other items, the irregular appointments of staff members, appointments of individuals with previous work history in the same organisation on previous instance with the suspended CEO with such people appointed without following the recruitment process and ensuring that competent and suitable people were appointed to these positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllegations were also made of the contravention of the pension fund legislation by failing to make contributions to the pension fund, irregular appointments of personnel including flouting processes, appointing against the non-existing positions and appointing under-qualified persons.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement read by Pamela Makubeka, a PPRA board member, the PPRA said it had appointed forensic investigating company Kettle Consulting to investigate all the allegations against the CEO and the other implicated personnel. The investigation is still on going.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board has received a report from the investigators decrying the refusal and reluctance to cooperate by the implicated personnel, including the CEO. However, the investigators have managed to finalise investigating some of the allegations to their attention. Based on the serious nature of the allegations and the corresponding findings, pointed out by the investigations thus far, the board has resolved to prefer charges against the CEO and those implicated,\u201d Makubeka said.<\/p>\n

Some of the alleged transgression being investigated against Mulaudzi include:<\/p>\n