Trevor out in the cold
2003-10-02 21:37
Johannesburg - The Aviation Authority on Thursday was tight-lipped over why it was not renewing its chief executive Trevor Abrahams's contract.
Details are expected to be revealed on Wednesday when the Aviation Authority and the minister of transport meet.
In December last year Abrahams was reprimanded, for the second time, over allegations of mismanagement.
In 2000, he was arrested and punished over allegations of examination fraud with pilots' licences.
Israel Skosana, the Aviation Authority's council chairperson, said there were two aspects to consider.
There
was the matter of a disciplinary hearing as well as the contract having expired on September 30.
The authority decided not to renew the contract, he said.
He said the board had received the report on the disciplinary hearing and it would be discussed with Transport Minister Dullah Omar on Wednesday.
Skosana did, however, admit that the board would institute "sanctions" against Abrahams. He said Abrahams would also have to live with the results of the disciplinary hearing.
It is also understood that Abrahams made an urgent Labour Court application in Johannesburg last week.
This was in a bid to have his contract renewed.
According to court documents, the aviation authority should have started contract renewal negotiations six months ago.
Omar's office announced on Wednesday that Abrahams' contract would not be renewed.