Macpherson reviewing recommendations to fill five IDT board positions
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson is reviewing the recommendations from the board of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) to fill five vacancies, four of which have existed since 2023.
These recommendations follow two recent Ministerial appointments to the IDT board and are in line with the trust deed, which stipulates that the board must provide the Minister with recommendations to fill any vacancy that arises when a non-Ministerial trustee appointee vacates his or her post during his or her term, from which the Minister can select a candidate to appoint in order to complete the remainder of the term.
Once the board is fully appointed, it will be tasked with considering the outcomes of the independent investigation by audit and assurance firm PwC into the failed PSA Oxygen plant tender and implementing measures to expedite structural reform of the IDT.
This instruction was in line with the broader work the Minister was undertaking across the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to enhance transparency and accountability while eradicating corruption, Macpherson said.
“It is imperative that we appoint the best possible candidates to the board to restore stability to the IDT after a period of instability in the agency. I am assessing the suitability of each candidate to ensure they contribute to stabilising the IDT following serious allegations of corruption.
“The IDT plays a crucial role in providing social infrastructure across South Africa, and I will make the appointment announcements very soon,” he said.
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