Graham Hopwood
THE managing director of Namibia’s most controversial parastatal has been sacked by the TransNamib board of directors.
The board issued a statement saying that Francois Uys was retiring from TransNamib at the end of April by mutual agreement.
Speculation is rife that Uys was given a package of nearly N$3-million in exchange for leaving.
The board said Uys’s retirement should not be regarded as “an adverse reflection of his performance, capabilities or expertise or as a consequence of any dissatisfaction on the part of TransNamib”.
Uys joined TransNamib in February 1988 and, according to the board, was instrumental in establishing TransNamib as it is known today. The board described the company as “a major asset in the economy”.
Approached for further information, Transport deputy minister, Dr Klaus Dierks, said he had nothing to say on the matter.
Only recently Uys was cleared of allegations of corruption by a committee of inquiry appointed by the TransNamib board of directors in December.
It was alleged that Uys owned shares in a private transport company which had benefitted from business meant for TransNamib. – The Namibian