Overview
- Malaka’s exit takes effect on 31 January 2026 with no exit compensation, the IDT board confirmed.
- She was suspended in August 2025 after a PwC investigation flagged irregularities in the R836 million oxygen-plant contracts and recommended disciplinary action.
- Daily Maverick published video that allegedly showed Malaka offering R60,000 to journalist Pieter‑Louis Myburgh, after which Minister Dean Macpherson laid criminal charges against her and IDT spokesperson Phasha Makgolane.
- Macpherson welcomed the resignation, noted it preceded a February 2026 disciplinary hearing, and said the move does not shield her from prosecution or civil proceedings.
- Sfiso Nsibande, seconded from the CIDB, will continue as acting CEO as the board cooperates with authorities, while Malaka denies bribery and claims entrapment.