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Nathi Mthethwa (Gallo Images)
- All members of the board of Cricket South Africa in battle have now resigned.
- The remaining members on Monday followed the six who resigned on Sunday.
- Now a task force will be formed to run CSA in the meantime.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) the entire board has resigned.
On Sunday, a total of six board members, including interim president Beresford Williams, had stepped down when the troubled organization began to adhere to requests from its Council of Members that, in line with government requests, the board to step aside.
Then, on Monday morning, the rest followed.
In a series of tweets, CSA confirmed that the rest of the board – non-independent director Zola Thamae and the remaining three independents, Eugenia Kula-Ameyaw, Vuyokazi Memani-Sedile and Marius Schoeman – had also resigned after a membership meeting. Tip on Sunday.
“After the Membership Council deliberated and resolved that in order to better serve the interests of cricket in South Africa, the entire Board should resign, which they did. All Independent and Non-Independent Directors have resigned.” read the CSA statement.
“The Membership Council thanks all the members who served diligently on the Board and selflessly sacrificed their time over long and often overwhelming periods to help Cricket South Africa.
“The Council of Members appreciates your commitment to cricket and despite the turbulent economic climate, CSA, under your leadership, received an unqualified audit for the financial year ending April 30, 2020.
“The Council wishes them the best in their future endeavors.”
With CSA’s annual AGM to be held next month or in December, a task force will now assemble, in accordance with requests from the government and SASCOC, which will run CSA in the interim.
At the suggestion of the South African Cricket Players Association (SACA), a former player is expected to sit on the interim ‘board’ which is also expected to be made up of representatives from the government and Sascoc.
Thamae, John Mogodi and Donovan May will remain as directors until the interim board structure has been appointed to facilitate the transfer.
Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa had confirmed earlier this month his intentions to intervene in the running of CSA and had given the organization until the close of business on Tuesday to present written reasons why that should not happen. .
The hope on CSA’s part will be that this latest development will satisfy Mthethwa.
The Proteas will host England in three ODIs and three T20s next month.
– Compiled by Lloyd Burnard
After the Membership Council deliberated and resolved that in order to better serve the interests of cricket in South Africa, the entire Board should resign, which they did. All Independent and Non-Independent Directors have resigned.
– Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) October 26, 2020
The Council of Members thanks all the members who served diligently on the Board and selflessly sacrificed their time over long and often overwhelming periods to help Cricket South Africa.
– Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) October 26, 2020
The Council of Members appreciates your commitment to cricket and despite the turbulent economic climate, CSA, under your leadership, received an unqualified audit for the financial year ending April 30, 2020. The Council wishes you all the best on your future projects.
– Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) October 26, 2020
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