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- Sascoc Acting CEO Ravi Govender confirmed that a task force “intervention” had been scheduled at Cricket SA, but insisted that he had not put the federation into management.
- Sascoc has not received Fundudzi’s forensic report, which was used to eliminate Thabang Moroe, Govender confirmed.
- Sport24 has been reliably informed that the CSA board will meet on Thursday night to discuss the latest developments.
The board of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has instituted an intervention in Cricket South Africa (CSA), but Acting CEO Ravi Govender insists that CSA is not under administration.
Sascoc told CSA on Thursday that its board of directors and executive, including the company secretary and interim chief executive officer, should step aside as his soon-to-be appointed task force conducts an investigation into the organization. before reporting within a month of starting the “intervention”.
“The Sascoc board further resolved that to facilitate the work of the task force, the CSA board and the senior executives who serve ex-officio on the board (the company secretary, the interim chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and the director of operations) are directed to sideline the CSA administration with full payment pending the outcome of the task force investigations, “read a letter from Sascoc acting president Aleck Skhosana.
CSA went from one crisis to another in the last year, resulting in the firing of several senior managers, including its chief executive officer, Thabang Moroe, as well as the resignation of board members, whose head was less than three weeks before your AGM.
Sascoc, who met with CSA last week regarding the administrative unrest, made the decision to institute a task force, the members of which have yet to be finalized.
This on the heels of Fundudzi Forensic Services’ external audit on cricket matters dating back to 2018, including the conduct of Moroe and the board.
“The short answer to that is, no, it is not under management,” Govender said. Sport24.
“[But] the board has resolved to intervene with respect to Cricket South Africa. In addition, we have applied our minds that we need to appoint an independent task force, with the right kind of experience, to examine the various problems expressed by the cricket community in recent times.
“We have written to the Council of Members, the highest decision-making body in cricket, to inform them of the board’s resolution and to request to meet with them to continue participating under the terms of the roadmap that we believe would properly serve the cricket.. “
Apparently some of the thorny relationships stems from the secrecy surrounding the Fundudzi report, which Govender confirmed Sascoc had not received.
It has also been reported that the Council of Members, the highest decision-making body in cricket that includes the affiliate presidents, has also not received the report from Fundudzi, except for the members who sit on the board of the CSA.
“We haven’t received the forensic report yet,” Govender said. “Yes, the relationship is cordial. We are determined to make sure that cricket can move forward.
“But we have been watching the reports in the media since December last year and the disputes among the cricket public and the recent resignations on the board, as well as the statements of those who left the board.
“We have also considered the fact that not everyone is aware of the Fundudzi report, and certainly not everyone who should be aware of it.”
“The report was sanctioned by the Members Council and they themselves have not even seen the report yet, or not all of them.
“We have met with Cricket South Africa, the minister and now we will meet with the Council of Members. All of those things together have identified the need for intervention.”
In their letter to CSA, where they mentioned invoking section 13 (4) of the National Sports and Recreation Act, Sascoc said:
“There is no doubt that [recent events] they have caused cricket to lose the trust of the public, stakeholders, sponsors and players represented by SACA (South African Cricketers Association). All of this has discredited cricket. ”
Skhosana’s letter added:
“SASCOC has attempted to address these issues in two meetings with the CSA Board: one was exploratory and the other was not conducted primarily due to the fact that CSA did not make the Fundudzi Forensic Report available to the SASCOC Board despite of promises and commitments CSA has received our letter which records that the Board’s decision to make such a report available only to a limited extent to the Chairman and members of the Board of SASCOC, is totally unreasonable and irrational given the nature and the apparent scope of the report.
The SASCOC board deliberated on the above issues and concerns, and unanimously resolved to appoint a task force to conduct investigations into CSA matters and within one month of its appointment to report its findings and recommendations to the SASCOC Board and the Council of CSA Members “.
Meanwhile, Govender insisted that Sascoc had sufficient capacity to initiate these intervening administrative proceedings against CSA despite being embroiled in his own administrative troubles.
Its administrators, Ntambi Ravele and Barry Hendricks, have been in a dispute that required an arbitrator after the former accused the latter of allegedly conspiring with Tennis SA president Gavin Crookes to prevent him from running in the Sascoc presidential election. .
“Certainly,” Govender said of whether he had the ability to handle his administrative problems plus those of CSA.
“It’s not about Sascoc. It’s about Cricket South Africa. As far as Sascoc is concerned, there are processes already in place to get that resolved.
“We will hold our special general meeting on September 19 and then the elective conference. We have embarked on a roadmap, with the support and assistance of stakeholders, including the IOC. [International Olympic Committee].
“We are on track to implement everything that is needed to take Sascoc to the next level. Similarly, with CSA, we have recognized the need for intervention and will implement it.”
Despite that, Govender said relations between CSA and Sascoc were cordial.
Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa also recently met with CSA and Sascoc and is said to be in possession of Fundudzi’s forensic report.
“They [CSA) have been quite cordial to us in our first meeting,” Govender added. “Obviously, there are certain grey areas like the forensic report but I anticipate co-operation all round. Let’s rather do things in the best interest of the game.
“In terms of our mandate as the macro body, people have turned to us, Sascoc, to provide an intervention.
“It’s nothing untoward. It’s all due process. It’s applying the prescripts of our constitution. It doesn’t matter who the individuals are … we are absolutely empowered by the [Sascoc] constitution to make such an intervention.
“We are meant to review, recommend and guide and, if necessary, place the organization under management. Various agencies have been requesting interventions, some of them directly from Sascoc. We have a duty to address these things. CSA is our member in .. . Right now, in good shape, “he said.
