In the interim, Adapt IT CCO Tiffany Dunsdon will take Shabalala’s place. A statement from the company revealed that Shabalala would step down from his role for three months.
“Tiffany assumes the role of interim CEO as Mr Sibusiso Shabalala, the current CEO, has been granted a leave of absence for three months by the board in order to attend to personal matters.”
According to
TechCentral, the developments come after “serious allegations emerged at the weekend in which Shabalala is accused of hiring armed thugs to threaten Neo’s partner, suspended eThekwini city manger Sipho Nzuza”.
Nzuza reportedly remains in intensive care at a Durban hospital following the attack.