Image: Marco Longari/AFPSource: Getty ImagesSOUTH AFRICA — Outgoing South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) chief executive Reginald Demana has firmly rejected allegations of personal misconduct during his tenure, telling journalists at a media briefing on Tuesday that he never held individual authority over tender decisions. According to the Sunday Times, Demana's remarks came in direct response to a recent court ruling that set aside a R9.5 billion routine road maintenance tender. The contract had been awarded to a panel of 20 companies before being declared unconstitutional by the court. Legal officer points to bid specification failuresSanral's chief legal officer, Kaiser Khoza, offered a separate line of explanation, attributing the collapse of the tender to irregularities in the bid specification process rather than broader governance failures. SANRAL's legal troubles in 2026 include suspended employees taking the SOE to court over allegations of irregularly awarded tenders.