The board of coal miner Exxaro, which has placed CEO Nombasa Tswenga on suspension, was in overdrive on Thursday explaining reasons for the drastic move to staff and shareholders.

Tsengwa, who is also president of the Minerals Council South Africa, was placed on precautionary suspension two weeks after Business Times reported that nine executives had left the company since her appointment, either through dismissal, suspension or resignation, many citing a culture of fear created by the CEO. ..

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