NATIONAL NEWS - Three members of the disbanded SA Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) board will take Energy Minister Jeff Radebe to the High Court in Pretoria this week to have his order for their removal from the board set aside.
Early last month, Radebe disbanded the Necsa board, saying acts of some defiant board members had compromised its ability to discharge its fiduciary duties.
In court papers, former chairperson Dr Kelvin Kemm, suspended chief executive Phumzile Tshelane and the former chairperson of the board’s audit and compliance subcommittee, Pamela Bosman, accused Radebe of disbanding the board on dubious grounds and flawed procedure.
They claimed in a media statement they had challenged Radebe to take a principled stand in the interests of Necsa and South Africa.
They alleged his actions were a smokescreen for his “real agenda to remove board members who were opposing an alleged illegal deal to sell a portion of … Necsa-owned NTP Radioisotopes”.
Radebe said in opposing court papers the decision to disband the board followed a litany of governance issues, which he described in detail.
