Johannesburg – The Board of Trustees of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) has positioned its Chief Executive Officer, Tebogo Malaka, on precautionary suspension with speedy impact.
In a terse assertion on Friday, 1 August 2025, the IDT Board stated: “This decision follows the Board’s receipt and consideration of a final forensic report relating to the IDT’s involvement in the PSA Oxygen Plant project”.
The assertion added: “The precautionary suspension is aligned with internal policies and the Labour Relations Act and was instituted to allow for an independent and unhindered investigation into serious matters raised”.
The motion comes days after Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson launched a damning report on dodgy tenders on the IDT.
A forensic investigation report into an R800 million tender awarded by the IDT, which falls beneath the nationwide Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, has really useful disciplinary motion in opposition to the entity’s high administration.
Macpherson outlined suggestions from the PwC forensic report, which proposed that acceptable motion be taken “against the relevant officials who were involved in the PSA oxygen plant project, as far as they have not addressed the issues that were raised by the NDoH [National Department of Health] adequately during the procurement process”.
“The Board emphasises that this isn’t a disciplinary sanction. Ms. Malaka stays an worker of the organisation and has not been discovered responsible of any misconduct.
“To guarantee continuity and organisational stability, the Board requested the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, the Honorable Mr. Dean Macpherson to second a senior official to function Acting CEO.
“The Minister has since seconded Ms. CJ Abrahams to this role with immediate effect.”
The Board expressed its appreciation to the Minister for his “continued support” and reaffirmed its dedication to wash governance, institutional integrity and clear consequence administration.
