Blood in the boardroom can be avoided

Executive dismissal events are often played out in the open with media rooms almost serving as stages ushering public signals of major organisational turning points. Behind the scenes, boardroom wars and threats abound and, at the end of it all, only the company's 'bottom line' suffers the most damage, writes NKIWANE J NDABA

It is very common to hear these words exchanged in the corridors: "We will meet in court," "My lawyer will be serving you with the papers," and "We are not paying a dime."

In the world of executive terminations, the stakes are high and some of the most acrimonious unfair terminations take place within the secret confines of the boardroom parallel to very high settlement agreements.  The bottom line is that, Managerial staff are not immune to disciplinary action.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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