Lately, South Africa’s cricket controlling body has been embroiled in a lot controversy with top officials resigning and others suspended, while several sponsors pulling out in recent months.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has also been affected by accounts of racism, mistreatment, and maladministration.
In an attempt to restore the image of cricket in the country, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) and CSA agreed earlier this month to appoint an independent task team that will investigate the affairs of cricket’s governing body, but that failed to materialise.
Sascoc is adamant that nothing is going to materialise until a full CSA report is released unconditionally.
Sascoc reiterates calls for CSA Board to step down:
Sascoc is aiming to take the CSA report to independent experts before any intervention is made to normalise the sport of cricket in the country.
The two bodies have already held a series of meetings with very little progress made.
But Sascoc seems to have a trick up their sleeve to force CSA to release a report.
South Africa’s sports umbrella body could block three inbound tours against England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan between November 2020 and January 2021.
But Sascoc also has problems of their own. The Olympic body has finally agreed to hold their Annual General Meeting on the 7th of November.
The AGM was called off in March 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19.
Acting Sascoc President Barry Hendricks was suspended in April, but later reinstated amid allegations he had blocked the candidacy of rivals ahead of the Sascoc presidential elections.
Minister Nathi Mthethwa calls on CSA to accelerate transformation:
