Firm appointed to run Wonderboom Airport suspended
The appointment of Ntiyiso Consulting as a transactional adviser to Wonderboom Airport by the City of Tshwane, has been suspended.
The city has also been requested to appoint a properly qualified airport manager within 15 days, notes a News24 report.
This follows the Wonderboom Airport Interest Group taking the city and Ntiyiso Consulting to the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) in a bid to have the private company suspended.
The appointment of Ntiyiso, the interest group said, was done without proper consultation and the proper procedures were not followed.
It was unlawful and ‘contrary to procurement legislation’.
Ntiyiso also had no experience in the aviation industry or airport management, the group maintained.
Judge J Ranchod ruled that the city must provide monthly reports to the interest group regarding the proper running and operations of the airport, and should they wish to appoint an external service provider again, they should allow the group to participate in the decision-making process as a public participant.
The City of Tshwane welcomed the ruling.
‘As an administration that has high regard for the law, we will study the judgment and take appropriate action henceforth,’ spokesperson Omogolo Taunyane reportedly told News24.
Wonderboom Airport Interest Group also welcomed the judgment, saying it could be an opportunity to turn things around.
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