Johannesburg - The CEO of Cosatu's investment arm Kopano Ke
Matla has resigned as non-executive chairperson of road construction company
Raubex Group [JSE:RBX] to prevent a perceived conflict of interest, it was reported on
Wednesday.
Marake Matjila resigned on Tuesday, Business Day reported.
Raubex said Matjila considered it appropriate to resign to
prevent any perceived conflicts of interests given that the company was
involved in national roads privatisation projects.
City Press reported on Sunday that Kopano Ke Matla had
shares in Raubex, which won a tender to build the R21, which forms part of the
Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. These roads will be tolled to pay for
their construction.
Raubex received R800m for the project.
Kopano Ke Matla holds 3% of Raubex, so it would
have received R24m as a result, according to the weekly.
This would mean that Cosatu, which has been vehemently against the toll roads, stands to benefit from them.