Shah faces court action
Friday, January 22, 2016

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“We wrote to the directors of Township Holdings reminding them of the judgment but as we speak they have ignored the judgment hence why we are filing for contempt of court,” he said.
Concerned Rollers members had taken Shah and Somerset Gobuiwang citing to court arguing they were not supposed to run the club through a commercial entity. The High Court ruled in Seisa and companys favor, citing that the society executive committee should run the affairs of the society not a company. An interim committee was then installed in a bid to find common ground as the club prepares to hold an Annual General Meeting next weekend. There have been divisions within the interim committee between the pro Shah group and the Seisa faction. The Seisa group argues Shah is still running the affairs of the team, contrary to the court ruling. Interim committee treasurer, Nfolo Nfolo said he is in the dark about the club’s finances due to the fact that the accounts have not been handed over to him. He revealed that he was forced to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for a loan deal by Shah; he however said he retracted his signature.
As the new Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government takes charge, it must act decisively to equip the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) with the tools, laws, and resources needed to combat graft. The time for half-measures is over. DCEC Director-General, Botlhale Makgekgenene’s, recent address to the Public Accounts Committee paints a stark picture. Over five years, leadership instability, chronic underfunding and weak...