Hwange Colliery Boss Denies Resigning After Being Suspended On Corruption Allegations
Through his lawyer Selby Hwacha of DMH Commercial Law Chambers, suspended Hwange Colliery Company Ltd (HCCL) managing director Thomas Makore denied that he resigned saying that he only offered to do so if his conditions for his resignation were fulfilled.
Makore was suspended by the HCCL board on May 14, pending a disciplinary hearing. He is facing “charges of undermining the authority of the board and unethical business conduct”. In a statement, the HCCL board announced Makore’s resignation. However, Makore’s lawyer said his client agreed to resign on condition that the “defamatory” charges against him would be withdrawn while the board issued a public apology.
In an interview with The Chronicle, Makore’s lawyer said they will be challenging the statement released by HCCL. Said Hwacha:
We will definitely challenge the announcement. Makore agreed to resign in a letter written to the board on May 23 (2018), which outlined some conditions precedent including withdrawal of defamatory charges by the board, a settlement package to compensate for the loss of his employment while he also demanded the board to issue a public apology. We are surprised that even without communication on how those conditions would be fulfilled, the board has put a public notice that Mr Makore has resigned. It is quite clear that their charges have collapsed and are merely avoiding a hearing, which I strongly believe was going to exonerate him. There is nothing like that (resignation.)
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