GAUTENG. – The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has responded to allegations recently circulated on social media about the nationality of its former executive head, as well as about the appointment of Moriel Infrastructure Group.
Sanral says the former executive head, Mr Demana, is a South African of Venda descent and not a Nigerian citizen as claimed on social media.
Sanral also says Progress Hlahla, the provincial head of Sanral in Gauteng, is a Zimbabwean citizen who obtained permanent residence status in South Africa in 2013. Hlahla is a qualified civil engineer with a master's degree in project and construction management, as well as a master's degree in business administration. He joined Sanral in 2016. The agency further says that the two Sanral projects awarded to Moriel Infrastructure Group are not located in Gauteng and therefore do not fall under Hlahla's provincial jurisdiction. Moriel Infrastructure Group is linked to Lawrence Mudzinganyama, who was recently in the news after he allegedly threatened to kill women at a restaurant in Sandton.
Sanral says an investigation ordered by Barbara Creecy, minister of transport, is currently underway to establish whether Moriel Infrastructure Group was lawfully appointed and whether the company is meeting its contractual obligations to Sanral. The agency says any alleged findings on the investigation would be premature before the investigation is concluded.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
