Ram hits back at Choppies
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
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Ram. PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Choppies goes to a decisive Extraordinary General Meeting next week, where essentially shareholders will have to choose between Ottapathu’s proposed directors and the current non-executives who suspended the CEO.
The pan-African supermarket chain was suspended from trading on the Botswana and Johannesburg stock exchanges last November after failing to publish its 2018 financial results. Legal and forensic probes commissioned by the board have since pointed the finger at numerous governance lapses at the group and laid the blame largely on Ottapathu, popularly known as Ram.
These roads, which are vital conduits for trade and tourism, have long been in dire need of repair. However, while this development is undoubtedly a positive step, it also raises questions about broader issues of infrastructural management and road safety that deserve closer scrutiny.The A3 and A33 roads are not just any roads, they are critical arteries that connect Botswana to its neighbours and facilitate the movement of goods and people...