• Prasa's board has approached the Labour Court to review an arbitration award that was not in its favour.
• Prasa chair Leonard Ramatlakane says that the arbitrator "reached a decision that another decision maker could not have reasonably reached."
• Whistleblower Martha Ngoye, who is opposing Prasa's review application, will approach the court to certify the arbitration award, and may seek to hold Prasa's board in contempt of court.

The legal battle continues between the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and Prasa's suspended head of legal, Martha Ngoye, a whistleblower and corruption-buster.

Prasa's chairperson Leonard Ramatlakane approached the Johannesburg Labour Court on 9 February to take an arbitration award that made findings in Ngoye's favour on review, and to stay the award.

On 1 February, GroundUp reported that the arbitration, presided over by advocate Imthiaz Sirkhot, found Ngoye not guilty of a number of charges of misconduct levelled against her by Prasa.

In reply, on 16 February Ngoye filed a notice to oppose Prasa's applications, and has asked the court to certify the arbitration award and find Prasa in contempt of court.

Ngoye has also asked De Swardt Myambo Hlahla Attorneys, which filed the applications for Prasa, to satisfy the Labour Court that they are permitted to act on the rail agency's behalf as the firm does not appear to be on Prasa's list of legal providers.

Ngoye also argues that Prasa's board is, again, not quorate (properly...

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