Every cap earned by Springbok captain Siya Kolisi‚ Bafana Bafana star Itumeleng Khune‚ fast-bowler Kagiso Rabada or any other national sportsperson in SA for the past 13 years is legally worthless. This is according to the ministerial committee of inquiry into governance issues at the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc). An executive summary of the report‚ which has yet to be made public but is in the possession of Business Day‚ shows the committee was highly critical of president Gideon Sam‚ fired managers Tubby Reddy and Vinesh Maharaj and many processes at the umbrella body.
The committee said it had found that "Sascoc’s failure to appoint a national colours board in terms of the [National Sports and Recreation] act‚ its constitution and internal regulations‚ and to manage the process of [awarding] national colours to athletes is irrational and arguably unlawful. Sascoc’s award of national colours to athletes through its executive management and or the CE...
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