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News24 reports that leaked photographs show that a day after the control of Bosasa (now known as African Global Operations) was handed back to CEO Gavin Watson and his fellow directors, armed security guards were called in to escort staff off the premises after they were summarily suspended on Friday morning.
The suspended staff members, one of whom was summarily dismissed, apparently co-operated with provisional liquidators and as a result, were forced to leave. On Thursday, the South Gauteng High Court granted Bosasa's application for an order declaring the special resolution that the company's board had taken on 12 February to place the firm under voluntary liquidation as null and void. The court ordered the provisional liquidators, Cloete Murray and two others to hand back control of the company to its directors within 12 hours. A video shared on social media on Thursday showed a triumphant Watson returning to the offices while staff sang and hugged him. Apparently, staff who had co-operated with Murray in any way were suspended "pending investigation". At least four staff members were suspended and more might follow. Included were Gina Pieters and Magda van Rensburg, who have both been employed at Bosasa for around 18 years. Van Rensburg was informed that her contract had been summarily terminated after she was escorted from her office by the armed guards, dressed in Blackrox Intelligence Security Services uniforms, Bosasa's security subsidiary company. A second guard, armed with a rifle, was seen standing outside the Bosasa staff member's office.
- Read the full original of Kyle Cowan’s report on this story at News24
- Read too, Bosasa liquidators file notice to appeal decision to return control to board, at EWN
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