Related Articles
Top Stories
May 27 2012 11:21
There's a price war raging between South Africa's cellphone networks after Cell C lowered the rates of its prepaid calls by more than 34%.
May 27 2012 11:49
The country's 200 000-odd Tupperware agents are angry about the counterfeit products being sold as the real McCoy.
May 27 2012 13:09
The oversupply of golf estates has claimed another victim.
Johannesburg - The "sudden retirement" of Johannesburg's R2.1bn bus rapid
transit project manager Bob Stanway was of concern, the Democratic
Alliance said on Wednesday.
This, especially coming just two months before the inception of
phase 1 of the controversial project, said DA transport spokesman
Nico de Jager.
"An even greater concern is who would replace Mr Stanway to
finish the Rea Vaya BRT project," De Jager said.
"The transport department is in dire need of qualified and
competent people to take over the reins," he said.
Stanway could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. He had
already vacated his office, said one of his former colleagues. A
request for information about his retirement went unanswered.
His retirement was a "great loss" to Johannesburg, said De
Jager.
"Men of his calibre... experience and knowledge... cannot be
replaced."
While the DA had not always agreed with him, it "always knew the
department was safe", he said.
Pointing out that the BRT was received with negativity by the
taxi industry whose opposition to it delayed the project, De Jager
said the task bestowed on Stanway had been almost "humanly
impossible" within the set timeframes and confines.
- Sapa