Molefe, Showa fight BBS board over suspensions

Showa and Molefe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Showa and Molefe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The BBS board has suspended its managing director, Pius Molefe and company secretary Sipho Showa until further notice, a decision the pair has immediately described as invalid and to be disregarded.

In a notice to the Botswana Stock Exchange this morning, BBS board chair, Pelani Siwawa-Ndai said the pair was suspended on Tuesday pending the finalisation of litigation brought against the company by Molefe and Showa. 

"The stakeholders are advised that the company took a resolution on April 20, 2021 to suspend Molefe from his duties as managing director.

Editor's Comment
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