Not one to try and find fault with top performing companies, I do however feel that power struggles are fast becoming too frequent a conversation piece during those company-subsidised sundowners we are all subjected to.
Reports that the three musketeers were suspended on charges of insubordination raised a few eyebrows as everyone was under the impression that we live in a `democracy` in which people are free to question decisions made by the powers that be. According to the newspapers the three challenged a decision to change reporting structures, which effectively amended their contractual agreements with Telkom, which in turn smacked of demotion, without any consultations having taken place. Whereas they had previously reported directly to the CEO, they now found themselves reporting to fellow board members.
Both parties have apparently signed an agreement which bars them from commenting on the issue until a conclusion has been reached, but as you all know we, the fourth estate, will do everything in our power to keep you informed on developments, including plying unsuspecting company executives with copious amounts of alcohol and listening to stories about their fly-fishing trips to the back of the beyond to get the story.
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