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Suspended IDT Chief Tebogo Malaka Resigns Effective January 31 With No Payout

The board says accountability processes will continue under acting CEO Sfiso Nsibande.

Overview

  • Sfiso Nsibande, seconded from the CIDB, will continue as acting CEO to maintain operations during the transition.
  • Malaka was suspended in August 2025 after a PwC probe flagged irregularities in an R836 million oxygen-plant tender covering 60 state hospitals.
  • Daily Maverick published footage alleging Malaka offered R60,000 to journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh to halt reporting on an IDT contract.
  • Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson has filed criminal complaints against Malaka and IDT spokesperson Phasha Makgolane following the bribery claim.
  • The board says it will cooperate with ongoing investigations that could lead to civil or criminal proceedings, while Malaka maintains she was entrapped.