ANC veteran’s R1bn Prasa security deal under scrutiny
A politically connected security group allegedly led by ANC veteran Paul Langa has extracted more than R1 billion from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) through a procurement arrangement now under scrutiny by the National Treasury.
Documents reveal that Prasa tapped into the Airports Company of South Africa’s (Acsa) panel of security contractors in July 2021, allowing Reshebile Aviation & Protection Services (RAPS) to secure lucrative work.
Treasury RAPS, later liquidated, and its sister company Reshebile Aviation Solutions (Ras) benefited from what Treasury has described as an unlawful “piggybacking” arrangement, according to the Sunday Times.
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