Black Business Council ‘disappointed’ Thulani Gcabashe sided with Mark Lamberti
The Black Business Council (BBC) has called for "harsh action" to be taken against the former chairperson of the Imperial board, Thulani Gcabashe, following Mark Lamberti’s resignation as CEO. While the BBC welcomed Lamberti’s resignation from Imperial and as a board member of both Eskom and Business Leadership SA (BLSA), the council also called for action to be taken against Gcabashe for siding with Lamberti. "We would also like to acknowledge and thank the companies for taking a firm position against sexism and racism. These companies have demonstrated that they could not harbour a racist and sexist in their mist," said BBC CEO Kganki Matabane in a statement on Thursday. This comes in the wake of the recent ruling in the High Court in Pretoria that found Lamberti had discriminated against a former employee, Adila Chowan. "The BBC is disappointed with Gcabashe as we expected him to be a progressive agent of change in companies," Matabane said. "Chowan turned to Gcabashe twice for h...
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