Dimension Data Regrets its Relationship with Andile Ngcaba Ended in a Legal Dispute

Following Andile Ngcaba’s decision to take Dimension Data to court, Dimension Data in a statement said that the company regrets the fact that its superb relationship with its former Executive Chairman Andile Ngcaba has ended in a legal dispute. Andile Ngcaba has sued Dimension Data for more than R400 million in damages over alleged unfair remuneration. It includes R261 million worth of unpaid bonuses under Dimension Data’s long-term incentives payment schemes. He alleged that the company failed to offer him equal pay and claimed that there had been a huge difference between the salary that he received and what the white executives received.    

Ngcaba, who was the company’s executive chairperson between 2004 and 2017, said that he was not aware of the disparity in pay until the Companies Act was amended, which required Dimension Data to reveal its directors’ remuneration.

Dimension Data, an IT company owned by Japanese technology giant NTT, hit back at all the racism allegations made by Andile Ngcaba. They said that Ngcaba was executive chairman of the Board of Directors from 2004 to 2016 and his oversight responsibility included that of issues related to remuneration for all employees.

The company further added, “We are disappointed that we now find ourselves in a contractual dispute with Ngcaba. It is perplexing to us why he would allege racism against an organisation he was part of and led, as Executive Chairman, for such a long time”.

Dimension Data rejected all the allegations of racism made by Andile Ngcaba in the strongest way possible.

They said, “Dimension Data is an ethical and values-led organisation and will continue to act appropriately, we will never tolerate any incident of racism and discrimination both in our company and in our society. We remain a committed and active corporate citizen. We will continue to work towards delivering on our part to transform South Africa’s society and economy by creating opportunities for equal and broad-based access for all South Africans.”

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