This is a part of a series of articles on how Comrades was captured and why Ann Ashworth was fired. Despite support from the Chair, Vice Chair and Tier 1 sponsors, Ashworth’s contract extension was rejected at a Board meeting in June and her contract was ‘terminated with immediate effect.’ Ashworth believes that there were three main reasons leading to the Board firing her, this is the third.
Whilst reasons 1 and 2 are indisputable chains of events and facts, reason 3 does involve some conjecture (albeit with plenty of substance).
The two points of conjecture are that:
- Delaine Cools was promised the Race Manager position by the four “bussed-in and bought” (BIAB) Board members.
- Zinhle Sokhela was earmarked by the gang of four BIABs to be elevated as the next Chair of Comrades.
