BY REGINALD KANYANE

THE manager at Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre, Herman Phetlho has been suspended.

North West Tourism Board acting CEO, Charles Ndabeni said Phetlho was put on suspension to allow for investigations into his conduct.

“We can confirm that Phetlho has been suspended for administrative purposes. However I cannot get into details because the matter is now sub-judice. We have already started with investigations and we hope to complete them soon,” Ndabeni said.

More than 200 hotel students embarked on a strike three months ago after they were promised bursaries.

One of the students who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were sold empty promises by Phetlho.

“We are been ill-treated at the school by the management. We hope the NWTB will resolve our challenges because the management at the hotel school turned a deaf ear. We are also working abnormal hours and knock off late with no transport to get home,” she said.

However, the contractor is busy building accommodations at the hotel school for students after the tourism department intervened to resolve accommodation issues.

Efforts to reach Phetlho were futile.

-TDN

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