UDavid Masondo wesula esikhundleni sakhe njengosihlalo wePublic Investment Corporation (PIC) ngomhlaka-23 Julayi 2026, ecaphuna izintshisekelo zeNingizimu Afrika kanye nokuzinza kwe-PIC, ngemuva kwesonto eliphawulwe ngokusula emsebenzini kwezinga eliphezulu kanye nokumiswa kwe-CEO phakathi kophenyo lokuphatha, ngokusho kwesitatimende esikhishwe yi-PIC.

Uphenyo Ngezinkinga Zobuholi Nokubuswa

Ukusula kukaMasondo kuza ngemuva kokumiswa okwesikhashana kwe-CEO ye-PIC uPatrick Dlamini, kusalindwe uphenyo ngezinsolo zokuthi abantu bayazi, kanye nokusuka kwabaqondisi abayisithupha kungakapheli isonto elilodwa. I-Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) imemezele uphenyo lokuphatha i-PIC, umphathi wezimpahla omkhulu kunabo bonke e-Afrika, ophethe izimpahla ezingaphezu kwezigidigidi ezintathu zamaRandi egameni le-Government Employees Pension Fund.

UMasondo, osebenza njengePhini likaNgqongqoshe Wezezimali, uthe, “Nginqume ukuyeka esikhundleni sokuba ngusihlalo webhodi le-Public Investment Corporation. Ngikwenza lokho ngenxa yezithakazelo zeRiphabhulikhi yaseNingizimu Afrika, ukuqhubeka kokuzinza kwe-PIC, kanye nokuzethemba kwezigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika abagcine imali yabo kulesi sikhungo.”

Izinselele Zomlando Nokuzethemba Kwesikhathi Esizayo

I-PIC ibilokhu ibhekene nezinselele zokuphatha iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi, kanti uphenyo lwezobulungiswa lwango-2020 luveze ubuthakathaka ekuqondiseni, ekuziphenduleleni nasekuthathweni kwezinqumo zokutshalwa kwezimali. UMasondo ugcizelele izindaba ezingaxazululwanga, okuhlanganisa umbiko wababiki bemibiko, izinsolo ezibhekiswe ku-CEO, kanye nodaba lwe-Acapulco oludluliselwe ku-Special Investigating Unit, egcizelela isidingo sophenyo olunzulu kanye nesisombululo.

“Ngithemba ukuthi izindaba ezisasele iBhodi yangaphambilini ebibhekene nazo… zizophenywa kahle futhi zixazululwe ngendlela efanele, kunokuba zisuswe,” kusho uMasondo esula emsebenzini ngokusemthethweni. Uveze ukuqiniseka ngekhono lesikhathi esizayo le-PIC lokuvikela imali eyongiwe yomhlalaphansi yezisebenzi zikahulumeni nokusekela intuthuko yomnotho kazwelonke.

I-PIC ayikakamemezeli izinyathelo zayo ezilandelayo, njengoba uphenyo lwe-FSCA kanye nophenyo lwangaphakathi luqhubeka.