Prasa spent more than R5m in legal fees in its bid to get rid of Zolani Matthews

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) spent just more than R5m in legal fees in its failed attempt to get rid of its former CEO Zolani Matthews.This was revealed by transport minister Barbara Creecy in a written parliamentary reply on Monday.“The total amount of money spent by Prasa on its legal case against its former CEO, Zolani Matthews is R5.182,365.90 as of September 13,” she said.“Legal costs incurred by Mr Matthews have not yet been paid as this is quite a lengthy process. The law dictates that legal costs be taxed and this process will commence once Prasa…