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Bongani Ndlovu, Zimpapers Sports Hub
FORMER Highlanders vice-chairman Modern Ngwenya has called on the club to adopt a clear policy requiring all donations intended for contracted individuals to become the property of the club rather than personal assets.
Speaking during the Highlanders Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Sunday, Ngwenya said the gathering had to produce tangible resolutions, arguing that meetings without clear outcomes served little purpose.
“I promised the club there shall be a resolution, and a meeting without a resolution is not a meeting at all,” he said.
Ngwenya proposed that the club formally resolve that any donations made by well-wishers to players, coaches or other contracted personnel should first be accepted by Highlanders, with the assets remaining club property.
“We are saying that it shall be documented that anyone who wants to donate to an individual who is contracted to Highlanders, it must be agreed upon by the club. No individual should be a beneficiary of property from outside. It should be the club’s property,” he said.
He argued that such a policy would promote accountability and protect the club’s interests while ensuring Highlanders remained progressive in its governance.
“Let us document here that anyone who brings property to an individual is wrong. If they are bringing it to the club, that is the correct approach,” said Ngwenya.
His proposal was one of the issues raised by members as the EGM deliberated on measures aimed at strengthening governance and improving accountability within the Bulawayo giants.
