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Johannesburg - SA Post Office (Sapo) chief executive
Motswanesi Lefoka and chief operating officer John Wentzel are being
investigated for alleged corruption, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on
Tuesday.
"We view this as a step towards the right
direction," it said.
The CWU called for their suspension pending the
investigation into the leasing of Sapo offices.
"Failure to accede to our demands, as CWU Gauteng we
will be left with no other option but to mobilise our members in Sapo to the
streets against corruption in general," it said.
Sapo's board of directors on Monday announced that an
investigation into the new Sapo head office building showed that it had spent
R19m prior to renting out of the new building at Eco Point in Centurion.
Board chairperson Vuyo Mahlati said Sapo would hand over
information on two people whose contracts had since been terminated to police
for criminal investigation.
Their names could not be divulged and Sapo was not in the
position to talk about "specifics", Mahlati said.
She said it launched the initial investigation in May 2010
after receiving unsolicited complaints about the Centurion building procurement
from staff members.
Mahlati said a process to recover the R19m had started, as
well as efforts to "determine liability of individuals".
An additional R425m was spent on the 10-year lease, an
amount the Sapo board deemed an "irregular expenditure".
The board said it would not try to recover the money as the expenditure was not illegal.