The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority board has hit back at Mamodupi Mohlala’s attempt to legally challenge her precautionary suspension as CEO, saying it will “vigorously” oppose the court action as it has the potential to “smear the integrity” of the property industry watchdog.
“Mohlala going to court and saying that she shouldn’t be suspended effectively means that she wants to be there [at the PPRA] when the whistle-blowers come forward. It can only serve to interfere and disrupt a fair investigation,” he said. The whistle-blower also alleged that Mohlala was aware of the nonpayment of pension fund contributions and received advice on the legality thereof. She reportedly instructed the PPRA’s human resources department to stop deducting money for pension funds “after one or two deductions had been made”.
The deductions had to be recovered and paid by the PPRA, with the board’s Ngubeni estimating that the outstanding deductions amounted to about R1.6-million. “Precautionarily suspending her is not a personal attack, but a due process that we are compelled to follow as the board. It is not like we are looking to put her head on a platter.”Mohlala, whose employment contract as CEO of the PPRA is set to end in February 2024, wants the Johannesburg High Court to declare her suspension “unlawful, unconstitutional and void”.
Because the board was appointed under the Estate Agency Affairs Act and not the Property Practitioners Act, it should be rendered improperly constituted, said Mohlala.“Since our appointment in November last year, she has never raised concerns about the lawfulness of our appointment. Instead, she has endorsed our presence and work by participating in our board meetings and subjecting herself to our authority, and acceding to our instructions.
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